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English verb: knuckle under

1. knuckle under (communication) consent reluctantly


Synonymsbuckle under, give in, succumb, yield


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s to somebody


Broader (hypernym)accept, consent, go for


Narrower (hyponym)accede, bow, defer, give in, submit









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