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- DictionaryCa·pit·u·late/kəˈpiCHəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender: "the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"
to accept military defeat: Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began. to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly: The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
capitulate. [intransitive] capitulate (to somebody/something) to agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for a long time synonym give in (to somebody/something) synonym yield (2) They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands.
To capitulate is to surrender outright or to give in under certain terms. Either way, you’re agreeing to something you don’t really want. The word comes from the Latin roots caput ("head") and capitulum ("headings"), a reference to the official agreement drawn up when someone formally surrendered.
1 day ago · verb. If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do. The club eventually capitulated and now grants equal rights to women. [VERB] In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand. [VERB + to] Synonyms: give in, yield, concede, submit More Synonyms of capitulate.
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.
CAPITULATE meaning: to stop disagreeing or fighting with someone and agree to what they want. Learn more.
To give up; stop resisting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: concede. headline. fall. enumerate. fold. cede. cave. agree. yield. surrender. succumb. bow. submit. give up. buckle. Antonyms: defend. fight. Origin of Capitulate.
