1537 T. Wyatt Let. in W. H. Siek Life & Lett. (1963) iii. 51 He replid what hurt if thei myght passe with alowyng and capitulating both of the bishopp and other.

1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 13 His aduersaries denied flatly to admit all manner of capitulating & composition concerning the commonwealth.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 72 There be no indenting, and conditional capitulating with God (who is to be taken on any terms).

1734 London Mag. Nov. 566/1 I persisted in this Resolution till the infamous Surrender of Munde, the capitulating of which, forc'd the Dantzickers, with my Consent, to provide for their own Safety.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxiii. 100 It had an appearance of meanly capitulating with you.

1780 Parl. Reg. 1775–80 XVII. 40 To replace sundry do. [accoutrements] belonging to three companies of the 48th regiment of foot, taken by the French at the capitulating of Dominica.

1897 Mrs A. Bell tr. Baron Lejeune Memoirs I. viii. 219 He was actually guilty of capitulating, of allowing himself to be disarmed.

1914 S. Gibson Some Oxf. Libr. iii. 31 Oxford was besieged by the Parliamentary forces in 1646, and on its capitulating General Fairfax [etc.].

2010 E. Y. Chen & D. Safer in W. S. Agras Oxf. Handbk. Eating Disorders xxiii. 410 The key characteristics to consider when making your rating are intensity (strength of the capitulating) and duration (how long it lasted).

1647 W. Prynne Twelve Queries 3 Whether the setling of such a Militia will not be a better security, and lesse charge to the Kingdome then an Army, or capitulating mercenary Souldiers.

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. i. 17 This capitulating Traytor.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. li. 139 He put on his capitulating face, and..proposed that all animosity should subside in favour of the young lady.

1760 tr. E. de Vattel Law Nations II. iii. xvi. 100 Thus commanders may come to an agreement respecting the manner in which the capitulating town shall be possessed.

1865 Macmillan's Mag. June 179/2 General Grant permitted the officers of the capitulating army to retain their side-arms.

1876 Arthur's Illustr. Home Mag. Oct. 565/2 In this painting are seen the emperor..together with the capitulating general of the French army.

1922 New Outlook 3 May 11/1 A word with which more effectively to take the already capitulating fortress of the hearer's mind.

1949 Boys' Life Oct. 38/4 Limewood's principal..sat like a capitulating general at a surrender conference.

2003 C. P. Borick Gallant Def. xiii. 210 The capitulating soldiers then proceeded to a designated place to lay down their arms.