History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
acquiesce

to agree, accept, something without argument

agree with some reluctance

capitulate

to surrender (on stated conditions)

give in

comply

to act in agreement (with a request, command, wish etc)

abide by, follow agreement or instructions

concede

to admit (something) as true

acknowledge, give in

crumple

(to cause something) to become full of folds or creases

make or become wrinkled

descend

to come or go down (something)

move down, lower a

indent

to break into the edge or surface of (something); to start (a line of print or writing) farther from the margin than the others

make a space; push in slightly

kowtow

to obey a person (too) humbly

grovel

relent

to become less severe or cruel (especially by agreeing to something after refusing)

die down; let up

sank

of sink

fall in, go under

sink

a basin in a kitchen used for washing up etc; (to cause a person, ship etc) to go down below the surface of the water

fall in, go under

subside

(of flood water) to sink to a lower or to the usual level

die down; decrease

succumb

to give in (to a ruler, death, temptation, flattery etc)

die or surrender

sunk

of sink

fall in, go under

wilt

(to cause plants, flowers) to droop, lose freshness; (to cause a person) to lose energy

sag, fail

CAVE IN as in Wiktionary
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