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capitulate
ca·pit·u·late C0088100 (kə-pĭch′ə-lāt′)intr.v. ca·pit·u·lat·ed, ca·pit·u·lat·ing, ca·pit·u·lates 1. To surrender under specified conditions: The garrison capitulated after the bombardment.2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce: capitulate to the pressure of public opinion. See Synonyms at yield.
[Medieval Latin capitulāre, capitulāt-, to draw up in chapters, from capitulum, chapter; see chapter.]
ca·pit′u·lant n.ca·pit′u·la′tor n.ca·pit′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.capitulate (kəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt) vb (intr) to surrender, esp under agreed conditions[C16 (meaning: to arrange under heads, draw up in order; hence, to make terms of surrender): from Medieval Latin capitulare to draw up under heads, from capitulum chapter] caˈpituˌlator nca•pit•u•late (kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt)
v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. 2. to give up resistance; yield: to capitulate to someone's pleas. [1570–80; < Medieval Latin capitulātus, past participle of capitulāre to surrender, agree, derivative of capitulum article (of a document), chapter] ca•pit′u•lant, n. ca•pit′u•la`tor, n. capitulate
Past participle: capitulated
Gerund: capitulating
| Imperative |
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| capitulate | | capitulate |
| Present |
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| I capitulate | | you capitulate | | he/she/it capitulates | | we capitulate | | you capitulate | | they capitulate |
| Preterite |
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| I capitulated | | you capitulated | | he/she/it capitulated | | we capitulated | | you capitulated | | they capitulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am capitulating | | you are capitulating | | he/she/it is capitulating | | we are capitulating | | you are capitulating | | they are capitulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have capitulated | | you have capitulated | | he/she/it has capitulated | | we have capitulated | | you have capitulated | | they have capitulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was capitulating | | you were capitulating | | he/she/it was capitulating | | we were capitulating | | you were capitulating | | they were capitulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had capitulated | | you had capitulated | | he/she/it had capitulated | | we had capitulated | | you had capitulated | | they had capitulated |
| Future |
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| I will capitulate | | you will capitulate | | he/she/it will capitulate | | we will capitulate | | you will capitulate | | they will capitulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have capitulated | | you will have capitulated | | he/she/it will have capitulated | | we will have capitulated | | you will have capitulated | | they will have capitulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be capitulating | | you will be capitulating | | he/she/it will be capitulating | | we will be capitulating | | you will be capitulating | | they will be capitulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been capitulating | | you have been capitulating | | he/she/it has been capitulating | | we have been capitulating | | you have been capitulating | | they have been capitulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been capitulating | | you will have been capitulating | | he/she/it will have been capitulating | | we will have been capitulating | | you will have been capitulating | | they will have been capitulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been capitulating | | you had been capitulating | | he/she/it had been capitulating | | we had been capitulating | | you had been capitulating | | they had been capitulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would capitulate | | you would capitulate | | he/she/it would capitulate | | we would capitulate | | you would capitulate | | they would capitulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have capitulated | | you would have capitulated | | he/she/it would have capitulated | | we would have capitulated | | you would have capitulated | | they would have capitulated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | capitulate - surrender under agreed conditionssurrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" |
capitulateverb give in, yield, concede, submit, surrender, comply, give up, come to terms, succumb, cave in (informal), relent The club eventually capitulated and granted equal rights to women.
resist, hold outcapitulateverbTo give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:bow, buckle, submit, succumb, surrender, yield.Informal: fold.Translationscapitulate (kəˈpitjuleit) verb to surrender usually on agreed conditions. We capitulated to the enemy. (有條件)投降 （有条件）投降 caˌpituˈlation noun (有條件)投降 （有条件）投降 capitulate
capitulate to (someone or something)To yield or submit to someone or something. Sometimes, you just need to capitulate to your family, in order to keep the peace. I will never capitulate to your outrageous demands!See also: capitulatecapitulate to someone or somethingto surrender or submit to someone or something. The general finally capitulated to the enemy. I won't capitulate in this argument.See also: capitulateEncyclopediaSeeCapitulationcapitulate
Synonyms for capitulateverb give inSynonyms- give in
- yield
- concede
- submit
- surrender
- comply
- give up
- come to terms
- succumb
- cave in
- relent
AntonymsSynonyms for capitulateverb to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strengthSynonyms- bow
- buckle
- submit
- succumb
- surrender
- yield
- fold
Words related to capitulateverb surrender under agreed conditionsRelated Words |