Capitulate Definition

kə-pĭchə-lāt
capitulated, capitulates, capitulating
verb
To give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions; surrender conditionally.
Webster's New World
To give up; stop resisting.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Capitulate

  • From the participle stem of Medieval Latin capitulare (“draw up under headings”), from Latin capitulum (“heading, chapter, title”), diminutive of caput (“head”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin capitulāre capitulāt- to draw up in chapters from capitulum chapter chapter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Capitulate Sentence Examples

  • The French were repulsed from Valencia; and Dupont, who had advanced into the heart of Andalusia, was compelled to retreat and ultimately to capitulate with all his forces at Baylen (July 10).

  • Compelled at last to capitulate, it was completely dismantled, and was never again fortified.

  • Before the end of September the French army was reduced to capitulate.

  • In the RussoTurkish War the Servian army, under the personal command of King Milan, besieged Nish, and forced it to capitulate on the 10th January 1878.

  • But in April 1555 the town was reduced to extremity and was forced to capitulate to the emperor and the duke.

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