capitulate
capitulate.01 - give up, surrender
CAPITULATE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'capitulate' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from capitulate.01-v predicate notes)CAPITULATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, capitulate-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls acquiesce-95. (from capitulation.01-n)
Aliases:
capitulate (v.)
capitulation (n.)
capitulation (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: entity giving in
ARG1-PPT: to whom/what
ARG1-PPT: to whom/what
intransitive
Maybe we should ask why it was that
Du PontARG0
so quicklyARGM-MNR
capitulatedrel
and issued a statement , giving it wide publicity , that it was withdrawing CFCs .Arg0
Ironically one of the big winners is the Conservative Party , thanks to the demise of their Lib Dem brethren
whoseARG0
capitulationrel
has allowed them to remain fairly stable .arg1
The political elite is genuinely alarmed at what
capitulationrel
to southern demandsARG1
might encourage .