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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to surrender or yield,... surrenderyieldsubmitsuccumbrelentconcede ↔ Opposites resistfightperseverewithstand Word family Derived forms capitulationcapitulator Related forms recapitulatecapitular Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin capitulāre ('to draw up under headings, arrange terms'), from Latin capitulum ('little head, chapter'), from caput ('head'). capitulāre Latin caput Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown