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capitulate Definition


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capitulate
verb, intr capitulated, capitulating
    1. To surrender formally, usually on agreed conditions.
      Thesaurus: yield, submit, surrender, give in, throw in the towel, acquiesce, succumb, relent; Antonym: hold one's ground, stand firm.
    2. To give in to argument or persuasion.
Derivative: capitulation
noun
    Etymology: 16c, meaning ‘to draw up (a document) under headings': from Latin capitulare to set out under headings.



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