Capitulate
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
to give up resistance:
He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
Contemporary Examples
Why Did Netanyahu Release Palestinian Prisoners? Abraham Katsman August 5, 2013
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Sanctions Make War More Likely Trita Parsi March 22, 2012
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Historical Examples
In the Shadow of Death P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald
Bardelys the Magnificent Rafael Sabatini
Winning a Cause John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
The History of England from the Accession of James II. Thomas Babington Macaulay
The Adventures of Roderick Random Tobias Smollett
verb
(intransitive) to surrender, esp under agreed conditions
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a member of an ecclesiastical chapter. capitulars, the laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council. Botany, capitate. pertaining to an ecclesiastical or other chapter. Historical Examples Ely Cathedral Anonymous The Jesuits, 1534-1921 Thomas J. Campbell Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 Various The English Church in the Middle Ages […]
- Capitulary
pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one. a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one. Often, capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign. Historical Examples Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 Various Medieval People Eileen Edna Power Led Astray and The Sphinx Octave Feuillet noun (pl) -laries […]
- Capitulation
the act of capitulating. the document containing the terms of a surrender. a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration. Often, capitulations. a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, especially such a treaty […]
- Capitulationism
advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- Capitulationist
advocacy or approval of capitulation.