capitulation C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən/ UK /kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of surrendering or ceasing to resist The garrison's capitulation ended the long and bitter siege. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of surrendering or... surrendersubmissionyieldingcessionconcession ↔ Opposites resistancedefiance Word family Related forms capitulaterecapitulation Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin capitulātiō, from capitulāre ('to draw up under headings'), from capitulum ('chapter'), from caput ('head'). capitulātiō Latin caput Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capitulation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of surrendering or ceasing to resist ## Examples - The garrison's capitulation ended the long and bitter siege. ## Synonyms - surrender - submission - yielding - cession - concession ## Antonyms - resistance - defiance ## Related Forms - capitulate - recapitulation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: capitulātiō - Root: caput ## Etymology From Medieval Latin capitulātiō, from capitulāre ('to draw up under headings'), from capitulum ('chapter'), from caput ('head'). ## AI Etymology Capitulation is from Medieval Latin capitulātiō, from capitulāre ('to draw up under headings'), from capitulum ('chapter'), from caput ('head'). Important recorded forms include capitulātiō (Latin) and caput (Latin). The current sense covers the act of surrendering or ceasing to resist. The wider family includes related words such as capitulate and recapitulation. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown