capitulate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt/ UK /kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to surrender or yield, often on agreed conditions

After months of siege, the garrison was forced to capitulate.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to surrender or yield,... surrender yield submit succumb relent concede

Opposites

resist fight persevere withstand

Word family

Derived forms capitulationcapitulator

Related forms recapitulatecapitular

Etymology

From Medieval Latin capitulāre ('to draw up under headings, arrange terms'), from Latin capitulum ('little head, chapter'), from caput ('head').

capitulāre Latin caput Latin

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# capitulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt/

## Meanings
1. to surrender or yield, often on agreed conditions

## Examples
- After months of siege, the garrison was forced to capitulate.

## Synonyms
- surrender
- yield
- submit
- succumb
- relent
- concede

## Antonyms
- resist
- fight
- persevere
- withstand

## Derived Forms
- capitulation
- capitulator

## Related Forms
- recapitulate
- capitular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: capitulāre
- Root: caput

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin capitulāre ('to draw up under headings, arrange terms'), from Latin capitulum ('little head, chapter'), from caput ('head').

## AI Etymology
Capitulate is from Medieval Latin capitulāre ('to draw up under headings, arrange terms'), from Latin capitulum ('little head, chapter'), from caput ('head'). In present-day use, it means to surrender or yield, often on agreed conditions. Derived formations include capitulation and capitulator. Related vocabulary includes recapitulate and capitular.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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