ca·pit·u·late (k
-p
ch
-l
t
)
intr.v. ca·pit·u·lat·ed, ca·pit·u·lat·ing, ca·pit·u·lates
1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce. See Synonyms at yield.
[Medieval Latin capitulre, capitult-, to draw up in chapters, from capitulum, chapter; see chapter.]
ca·pitu·lant n.
ca·pitu·lator n.
ca·pitu·la·tory (-l-tôr
, -t
r) adj.
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capitulate – surrender under agreed conditions
surrender, give up – give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; “The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”
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