capitulate[verb]Synonyms: give in, come to terms, give up, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
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ca‧pit‧u‧late /kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt, kəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: past participle of capitulare 'to divide up into named parts', from Late Latin capitulum ( ⇒ chapter); from the making of a peace agreement with several parts]
1. formal to accept or agree to something that you have been opposing for a long time
Synonym : give in:
Helen finally capitulated and let her son have a car.2. formal to accept defeat by your enemies in a war
Synonym : surrender—capitulation /kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃ
ən, kəˌpɪtʃʊˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲