capitulate
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–verb (used without object)
1. to surrender
unconditionally
or
on stipulated terms.
2. to give up resistance: He finally [capitulated] and [agreed] to do the job my way.
—Synonyms
2. yield, acquiesce (默認), accede (答應,繼承), give in.
Announcing the "Solace" shift on the closing night of the Australian International Movie confab, Sony's Oz topper Stephen Basil-Jones said Thursday
his studio had capitulated [to] Fox
"for the benefit of the industry."
The clashing release dates had [drawn] salvos
between Sony and Fox at the confab attended by 800 exhibs, distribbers and allied trades on Queensland's Gold Coast.
squat
The [horse] threw [himself] into a squat.
He squatted in an [empty house].
genuflect
In a "confession" published on the movie's Web site, Korine [kids] "Dogma 95" at the same time he [genuflects] [to] it.
prostrate
He prostrated [himself] before [rank and wealth].
udder
condescend
He would not condescend to [misrepresent] the facts.
He condescended to [their intellectual level] in order to be [understood].
Tenuous
- Sep 11 Thu 2008 02:22
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