capitulate

  • 31capitulate — To make heads for divisions of an article; to give brief sketches of a discussion; to surrender to an enemy under terms …

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  • 32capitulate — see CHAPTER …

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  • 33capitulate — v.intr. surrender, esp. on stated conditions. Derivatives: capitulator n. capitulatory adj. Etymology: med.L capitulare draw up under headings f. L caput head …

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  • 34Capitulated — 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,… …

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  • 35Capitulating — 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,… …

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  • 36capitulation — 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 …

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  • 37capitulator — 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 …

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  • 38concede defeat — CAPITULATE, give in, surrender, yield, give up, submit, raise the white flag; back down, climb down, throw in the towel. → concede …

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  • 39yield — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crop, harvest, product. See agriculture. v. surrender, cede, abandon, give up; give in, succumb; produce, bear, bring; furnish, supply, afford; soften, relax, give [way]; assent, comply, obey. See… …

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  • 40surrender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. capitulation, cession; relinquishment, abandonment, submission. v. capitulate, yield, give up; cede, renounce, relinquish. See resignation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capitulation, yielding, giving up,… …

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