Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Capitulate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Capitulate — Ca*pit u*late, v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capitulate — index accede (concede), defer (yield in judgment), forfeit, quit (discontinue), resign, submit (yield) … Law dictionary
capitulate — submit, *yield, succumb, relent, defer, bow, cave Analogous words: surrender, abandon, waive, cede (see RELINQUISH) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
capitulate — [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 … New thesaurus
capitulate — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
capitulate — [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;… … English World dictionary
capitulate — v. (D; intr.) to capitulate to (to capitulate to the enemy) * * * [kə pɪtjʊleɪt] (D; intr.) to capitulate to (to capitulate to the enemy) … Combinatory dictionary
capitulate — 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… … English dictionary
capitulate — ca|pit|u|late [ kə pıtʃə,leıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL 1. ) to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you: The police capitulated and allowed the march to go ahead. capitulate to: We will not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
