verb (used without object),ca·pit·u·lat·ed,ca·pit·u·lat·ing.
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms: When he saw the extent of the forces arrayed against him, the king capitulated, and signed their list of demands.
to give up resistance: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
Origin of capitulate
First recorded in 1570–80; from Medieval Latin capitulātus (past participle of capitulāre “to draw up in sections”), equivalent to capitul(um) “section,” literally, “small head” + -ātus ; see origin at capitulum,chapter, -ate1
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Even the liberal Chief Justice Centlivres capitulated, siding with the government’s appointees.
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These big cuts were coming and everyone in Sacramento capitulated.
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Much like Jamie, he acknowledges—but will not capitulate to—the circumscribed world they create.
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He knew his best friend, Chief Taylor, would stand by him and that Stilts would have to capitulate.
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Nor is the stubborn, shrewd prime minsiter known to capitulate easily, or to misread public sentiment.
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As he is walking out the door, the Japanese call him back, capitulate, and a happy medium is agreed on.
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This meant that even if Saddam sought to capitulate, it would not suffice.
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Yet is there an immortal courage and prophecy in every sane soul that cannot, must not, under any circumstances, capitulate.
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Thence he moved upon Fort Beau-sejour, and forced the garrison to capitulate after a bombardment of four days.
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Called upon to capitulate in 1814, he threatened to blow up the fortress unless the allied forces at once retired.
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Retreat was impossible; Mack was defeated on every hand, and he shut himself up in Ulm, where he was soon compelled to capitulate.
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British Dictionary definitions for capitulate
capitulate
/ (kəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr)to surrender, esp under agreed conditions
Derived forms of capitulate
capitulator, noun
Word Origin for capitulate
C16 (meaning: to arrange under heads, draw up in order; hence, to make terms of surrender): from Medieval Latin capitulare to draw up under heads, from capitulumchapter
cede, defer, concede, bow, relent, surrender, succumb, cave in, fold, submit, yield, come across, knuckle under, put out, buckle under, come to terms, give out, give up