The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SURRENDER , but the solution may also be CAVEIN which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in LA Times).
Capitulate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SURRENDER | 18 % | 9 |
| CAVEIN | 18 % | 6 |
| CEDE | 18 % | 4 |
| ACQUIESCE | 9 % | 9 |
| YIELD | 9 % | 5 |
| HOISTTHEWHITEFLAG | 9 % | 17 |
| DEFER | 9 % | 5 |
| RELENT | 9 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Capitulate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- surrender
- give
- acquiesce
- relent
- capitulation
- succumb
- kowtow
- accede
- cede
- concede
- acquiescing
- temporize
Crossword Answer definitions
SURRENDER noun- An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
- The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
- The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
- To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
- (by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
- To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
- To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
- To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
- To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
- For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SURRENDER
- 1978 Cheap Trick hit
- Capitulate
- Word in the sky over Oz
- 1961 Elvis song
- Concede defeat
- Raise a white flag
- Throw in one's hand
- May 8, 1945.
- Cede.
- Give up the game.
More clues leading to the result CAVEIN
- Collapse
- Mine disaster
- Spelunker's concern
- Capitulate
- Spelunking hazard
- Give
- Miner's major problem
- Spineless response to pressure
- Spelunker's worry
- Sudden collapse
More clues leading to the result CEDE
- Give up
- Sign over
- Give over
- Give up, as territory
- Relinquish
- Resign formally
- Yield
- Surrender
- Sign away
- Formally surrender
More clues leading to the result ACQUIESCE
More clues leading to the result YIELD
- Road sign
- Give up ground
- Grin and bear it
- Relinquish
- Knuckle under
- Triangular road sign
- Bond number
- Give way
- Triangular sign
- Concede
More clues leading to the result HOISTTHEWHITEFLAG
More clues leading to the result DEFER
- Put off
- Hold off
- Yield to another's wishes
- Postpone, as an action
- Put off till later
- Bow, in a way
- Postpone
- Table
- Wait for a better time
- Submit to authority