capitulate
1Capitulate — Ca*pit u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capitulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capitulating}.] [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See {Capitular}, n.] 1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in… …
2Capitulate — Ca*pit u*late, v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
3capitulate — index accede (concede), defer (yield in judgment), forfeit, quit (discontinue), resign, submit (yield) …
4capitulate — (v.) 1570s, to draw up in chapters (i.e., under heads ), from M.L. capitulatus, pp. of capitulare to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions (see CAPITULATION (Cf. capitulation)). Often of terms of surrender, hence meaning to yield on… …
5capitulate — submit, *yield, succumb, relent, defer, bow, cave Analogous words: surrender, abandon, waive, cede (see RELINQUISH) …
6capitulate — [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 …
7capitulate — ► VERB ▪ give in to an opponent or an unwelcome demand. DERIVATIVES capitulation noun capitulator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «parley»: from Latin capitulare draw up under headings , from caput head …
8capitulate — [kə pich′yoo lāt΄, kəpich′ə lāt΄] vi. capitulated, capitulating [< LL capitulatus, pp. of capitulare, to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions < capitulum: see CAPITULAR] 1. to give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions;… …
9capitulate — v. (D; intr.) to capitulate to (to capitulate to the enemy) * * * [kə pɪtjʊleɪt] (D; intr.) to capitulate to (to capitulate to the enemy) …
10capitulate — UK [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt] / US [kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms capitulate : present tense I/you/we/they capitulate he/she/it capitulates present participle capitulating past tense capitulated past participle capitulated formal 1) to stop… …
