capitulate
verb (used without object)
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
has capitulated
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present perfectof capitulate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No team in Premier League history has capitulated to that extent.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
On moral ground, the speaker has capitulated even more of who he was.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2018
Critics, including inside the United Nations, point out that the peacekeeping mission has capitulated too often to government pressure.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2014
Special bulletin," the announcer broke in, "France has capitulated.''
From Time Magazine Archive
By those Articles it appears to me that Burgoyne has capitulated upon Terms, which we have a right to doubt the full performance of, Vizt.,
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
