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ca·pitu·late (kə pic̸h′yo̵o lāt′, -pic̸h′ə lāt′)
intransitive verb capitulated -·lat′ed, capitulating -·lat′·ing
- to give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions; surrender conditionally
- to give up; stop resisting
Etymology: < LL capitulatus, pp. of capitulare, to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions < capitulum: see capitular
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