capitulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitulation in British English:
UK [kəˌpɪtʃʊ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce capitulation in American English:
US [kəˌpɪtʃəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
- the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
Word Origin
- capitulation (n.)
- 1530s, "an agreement," from Middle French capitulation, noun of action from capituler "agree on specified terms," from Medieval Latin capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions," from capitulum "chapter," in classical Latin "heading," literally "a little head," diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Meaning narrowed by mid-17c. to "make terms of surrender."
Example
- 1. Analysis paralysis : proxy for buy-side capitulation .
- 2. This is what ' capitulation ' looks like . Everyone has given up .
- 3. Normally , a floor in prices occurs after an intense capitulation engulfs the market .
- 4. And hamas leaders , though desperate for a ceasefire , will balk at any deal that reeks of capitulation .
- 5. Shell 's capitulation and the yukos case exemplify the state 's ever-increasing role in the energy industry .