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91Der Hauptmannvonköpenick — (The Captain of Köpenick) by Carl Zuckmayer. Premiered 1931. Most German audiences were familiar with the subject matter of this comedy by the time Heinz Hilpert premiered it at the Deutsches Theater, as it was based on an incident that took… …
92yield — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crop, harvest, product. See agriculture. v. surrender, cede, abandon, give up; give in, succumb; produce, bear, bring; furnish, supply, afford; soften, relax, give [way]; assent, comply, obey. See… …
93submit — verb 1) she submitted under duress Syn: give in/way, yield, back down, cave in, capitulate; surrender, knuckle under Ant: resist, defy 2) he refused to submit to their authority Syn …
94capitulate — [v] give in bow, buckle under, cave in, cede, come across, come to terms, concede, defer, fold, give away the store*, give out, give up, knuckle under, put out, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield; concepts 35,83 Ant. defend, fight …
95go for — verb 1. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (Freq. 1) I cannot accept your invitation I go for this resolution • Syn: ↑accept, ↑consent • Ant: ↑refuse ( …
96fall in line — verb To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform. It will be to your interest to accept my suggestions and fall in line with my plans. Syn: knuckle under …
97defer to — Synonyms and related words: accord respect to, admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, attend to orders, bow to, comply, conform, deify, entertain respect for, esteem, exalt, favor, follow the book, give way to, harken to, heed, hero worship,… …
98give way to — Synonyms and related words: bow to, cater to, coddle, cosset, cut loose, defer to, favor, go all out, go flat out, go unrestrained, gratify, humor, indulge, knuckle under to, let go, let loose, mollycoddle, oblige, open up, pamper, please, run… …
99bow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. obeisance, curtsy, kowtow, salaam; front, prow. v. i. nod, incline, bend; yield, concede; [make one s] debut. See courtesy, respect, submission, beginning. II n. curve, arc, crescent; bow knot;… …
100capitulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. surrender. See submission. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. yield, surrender, submit, give up; see yield 1 . See Synonym Study at yield . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [kuh PICH yoo… …
