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单词 capitulate
释义 ca·pit·u·late
I. \kəˈpichəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin capitulatus, past participle of capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters, from Late Latin capitulum section, chapter, from Latin, small head
intransitive verb
1. archaic
 a. : to arrange for bargaining and parleying : treat, negotiate
  < magistrates … capitulated with the … agricultural rioters — Robert Southey >
 b. : to assent to terms arranged or proposed : agree
  < two gentlemen capitulate to fight on horseback — William Segar >
2.
 a. : to surrender often according to terms agreed on : yield
  < the Continentals, outnumbered, fled to Forty Fort, which capitulated on July 4 — F.E.Ross >
 b. : to cease withholding, resisting, or contending : acquiesce
  < I always tip for special services rendered but I will not capitulate before sheer impertinence — Joseph Wechsberg >
transitive verb
archaic : to arrange in or as if in chapters : draw up under or as if under heads or articles
 < sadly the wise youth capitulated Berry's words — George Meredith >
Synonyms: see yield
II. \-_lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin capitulatus, from Latin, having a small head, from capitulum small head + -atus-ate — more at capitulum
: capitellate
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