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surrendering yielding submitting giving in conceding acquiescing complying cooperating relenting retreating backing down giving up caving in succumbing deference obedience compliance acquiescence submissiveness meekness docility tractability pliability flexibility adaptability resignation abandonment forfeiture relinquishment

According to Merriam-Webster, "capitulating" means to surrender or yield, especially to a force or demand that is too strong to resist.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines "capitulating" as the act of surrendering or giving in, often in a manner that is considered to be weak or cowardly.
Cambridge Dictionary defines "capitulating" as to stop resisting or fighting, and to agree to what someone else wants.

The company was capitulating to the demands of the union after a long and contentious negotiation.
The government was accused of capitulating to the pressure from other countries and changing its policy.
After a long battle, the army was forced to capitulate and surrender to the enemy.

resisting opposing defying challenging refusing denying rejecting protesting resisting persevering persisting enduring withstanding overcoming conquering dominating prevailing succeeding triumphing winning prevailing standing firm holding out