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Common Verbs — Lesson 61
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capitulate
kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt
Surrender under agreed conditions — she refused to capitulate to their unreasonable demands.
The rebels finally capitulated after weeks of negotiations.
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capitulated
kəˈpɪtʃəleɪtɪd
Surrender under agreed conditions — he capitulated to the demands of the protesters.
The enemy finally capitulated after weeks of siege.
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capped
kæpt
Lie at the top of — her spending is capped at 200 dollars per week.
The government has capped electricity prices for the winter.
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capping
ˈkæpɪŋ
Lie at the top of — the capping of the bottle took only a few seconds.
The government announced a capping on energy prices.
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captained
ˈkæptənd
Be the captain of a sports team — she captained the ship through the storm.
He captained the England team to victory last year.
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captaining
ˈkæptənɪŋ
Be the captain of a sports team — his captaining of the team led them to victory.
His captaining of the team led them to victory.
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capturing
ˈkæptʃrɪŋ
Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible — the camera is capturing every moment of the ceremony.
The photographer is capturing the beauty of the sunset.
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carbonated
ˈkɑːrbəneɪtɪd
Turn into a carbonate — this soda is carbonated.
I prefer carbonated drinks over still water.
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carded
kɑːrdɪd
Separate the fibers of — he forgot his ID and got carded anyway.
I got carded at the door and they wouldn't let me in.
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caressed
kəˈrest
Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner — he gently caressed her hand.
She caressed the child's cheek tenderly.
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caroused
kəˈraʊzd
Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking — they caroused until dawn at the festival.
They caroused until dawn at the festival.
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carousing
kəˈraʊzɪŋ
Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking — they were carousing until the early hours of the morning.
They were carousing until the early hours of the morning.
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