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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.