a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject
Derived forms
capitulatory (caˈpitulatory)
adjective
capitulation in American English
(kəˌpɪtʃjʊˈleɪʃən; kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
a statement of the main parts of a subject
2.
the act of capitulating; conditional surrender
3.
a document containing terms of surrender, articles of concession, etc.; treaty; covenant
Word origin
Fr < ML capitulatio: see capitulate
Examples of 'capitulation' in a sentence
capitulation
Recognising and working with prevailing social attitudes need not mean total capitulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was made worse by the fact they surrendered a hard-earned lead in a second-half capitulation whichearned them an audible booing off at the final whistle.
The Sun (2013)
Synonyms of 'capitulation'
surrender, yielding, submission, cave-in
More Synonyms of capitulation
(noun)
They criticised the government decision as a capitulation to pressure groups.
Synonyms
surrender
the unconditional surrender of the rebels
yielding
submission
The army intends to take the city or force it into submission.
cave-in (informal)
accedence
Additional synonyms
in the sense of submission
Definition
an act or instance of capitulation
The army intends to take the city or force it into submission.