capitulate to

capitulate to (someone or something)

To yield or submit to someone or something. Sometimes, you just need to capitulate to your family, in order to keep the peace. I will never capitulate to your outrageous demands!
See also: capitulate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

capitulate to someone or something

to surrender or submit to someone or something. The general finally capitulated to the enemy. I won't capitulate in this argument.
See also: capitulate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • capitulate
  • capitulate to (someone or something)
  • give in to (someone or something)
  • knuckle under to (someone or something)
  • knuckle under to someone/something
  • give oneself over to
  • give (oneself) over to (someone or something)
  • knuckle under, to
  • knuckle under
  • in advance
References in classic literature
She, too, was sure that Rose would capitulate to him.
Dust
I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies and dead institutions.
Essays First Series
The Mariners took the early lead through Mitch Rose's penalty only to capitulate to a 4-1 loss, with Christian Doidge bagging a late brace.
Swindon snatch a victory over Macclesfield; League Two
Better to cu-operate than capitulate to the ever-increasing financial burdens.
The practical answer? QUICKVIEW
"True leaders don't capitulate to these challenges.
The value manifesto
THERE was another sign of the times at Motherwell this week as their failure to capitulate to a greedy player (or probably agent) brought a positive response from fans.
FANZINE: MOTHERWELL
NUNS coach Chris Tarbuck was scathing in his criticism of his players after watching them capitulate to Wharfedale.
Rugby Union: Nuns' seven try shocker; WHARFEDALE 54 NUNEATON 5
Refusing to capitulate to toe-the-line rhetoric or the lure of vanilla banalty, these free-verse works present the concepts of pan-Africanist militancy, romantic spirituality, and a vicious attack against all forms of neo-colonialism.
Earthstepper/the Ocean is Very Shallow
They were charged with defending Mosul,Iraq's third biggest city and still in the hands of Saddam Hussein loyalists, According to American television reports the corps,originally 30,000 strong,and the Governor General of the Mosul region in northern Iraq, were prepared to capitulate to US forces.
Corps surrendering