The difference between Capitulate and Concede

When used as verbs, capitulate means to surrender, whereas concede means to yield or suffer.

check bellow for the other definitions of Capitulate and Concede

  1. Capitulate as a verb (intransitive):

    To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

    Examples:

    "He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop."

  2. Capitulate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.

  3. Capitulate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.

  1. Concede as a verb:

    To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

    Examples:

    "I have to concede the argument."

    "He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win."

    "Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits."

  2. Concede as a verb:

    To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

  3. Concede as a verb:

    To admit to be true; to acknowledge.

  4. Concede as a verb:

    To yield or make concession.

  5. Concede as a verb (sports):

    To have a goal or point scored against

  6. Concede as a verb (cricket):

    (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.

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