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knuckle under

verb

1 knuckle under

Consent reluctantly.

synonyms: buckle under, give in, succumb, yield.

Roget 725: succumb, submit, yeild, bend, resign, defer to.    lay down one's arms, deliver up one's arms; lower colors, haul down colors, strike one's flag, strike colors.    surrender, surrender at discretion; ... show more

Dutch: bezwijken, capituleren, cederen, overgeven, platgaan, zwichten


Moby thesaurus: accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, bow, capitulate, cave, comply, consent, defer, face the music, go along with, knock under, knuckle, knuckle down, live with it, not resist, obey, relent ... show more.

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