give up vs capitulate

capitulate vs give up

give up and capitulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
capitulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, capitulate is a hyponym of give up; that is, capitulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give up:

give up: give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
capitulate: surrender under agreed conditions

Other hyponyms of give up include abnegate, concede.

give up (verb)	capitulate (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	surrender under agreed conditions
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
stop consuming
give up with the intent of never claiming again
relinquish possession or control over
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
part with a possession or right
give up what is not strictly needed
allow the other (baseball) team to score
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between give up and capitulate

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