capitulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitulate in British English:
UK [kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt]
How to pronounce capitulate in American English:
US [kəˈpɪtʃəˌlet]
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- Verb:
- surrender under agreed conditions
Word Origin
- capitulate
- capitulate: see chapter
- capitulate (v.)
- 1570s, "to draw up in chapters" (i.e., under "heads"), in part a back-formation from capitulation, in part from Medieval Latin capitulatus, past participle of capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions." Often of terms of surrender, hence meaning "to yield on stipulated terms" (1680s). Related: Capitulated; capitulating.
Example
- 1. The government was wise to capitulate .
- 2. The rally is forcing some contrarian investors , who bet on a price fall due to large inventories , to capitulate , traders said .
- 3. The citadel , therefore , is doomed to capitulate and its stubborn resistance merely serves to create profit opportunities for astute traders .
- 4. Put that aside , though , and suppose that china did capitulate and let the renminbi appreciate briskly .
- 5. In georgia , russia has loudly declared that it will no longer capitulate to the west .