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capitulate

ca·pit·u·late [ kə píchə làyt ] (past and past participle ca·pit·u·lat·ed, present participle ca·pit·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular ca·pit·u·lates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. surrender: to surrender, especially under agreed conditions

2. consent or yield: to give in to an argument, request, pressure, or something unavoidable

[Late 17th century. < French capituler "come to terms" < Latin capitulare "draw up under distinct heads" < capitulum (see capitulum)]

ca·pit·u·lant [ kə píchələnt ] noun
ca·pit·u·la·tor noun
ca·pit·u·la·to·ry [ kə píchələ tàwree ] adjective

Word Key: Synonyms

See yield.

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