'Capitulate' definitions:
Definition of 'capitulate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Surrender under agreed conditions
Definition of 'Capitulate'
From: GCIDE
- Capitulate \Ca*pit"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitulating.] [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See Capitular, n.]
- 1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- There capitulates with the king . . . to take to wife his daughter Mary. --Heylin. [1913 Webster]
- There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates. [1913 Webster]
- The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Capitulate'
From: GCIDE
- Capitulate \Ca*pit"u*late\, v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'capitulate'
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