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Exit

capitulate

verb/kəˈpɪʧ.ə.leɪt/

to surrender or give in to demands

After many hours of negotiation, the team decided to capitulate and accept the terms of the agreement.

surrenderyieldgive in
word origin — from Latin 'capitula', meaning 'chapters' or 'headings', in the sense of 'giving up' or 'laying down terms'.