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ca·pit·u·late
(kə-pĭch′ə-lāt′)intr.v. ca·pit·u·lat·ed, ca·pit·u·lat·ing, ca·pit·u·lates
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.
ca·pit′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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capitulate
(kəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt)vb
(intr) to surrender, esp under agreed conditions
[C16 (meaning: to arrange under heads, draw up in order; hence, to make terms of surrender): from Medieval Latin capitulare to draw up under heads, from capitulum chapter]
caˈpituˌlator n
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ca•pit•u•late
(kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt)v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
2. to give up resistance; yield: to capitulate to someone's pleas.
[1570–80; < Medieval Latin capitulātus, past participle of capitulāre to surrender, agree, derivative of capitulum article (of a document), chapter]
ca•pit′u•lant, n.
ca•pit′u•la`tor, n.
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capitulate
Past participle: capitulated
Gerund: capitulating
| Imperative |
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| capitulate |
| capitulate |
| Present |
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| I capitulate |
| you capitulate |
| he/she/it capitulates |
| we capitulate |
| you capitulate |
| they capitulate |
| Preterite |
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| I capitulated |
| you capitulated |
| he/she/it capitulated |
| we capitulated |
| you capitulated |
| they capitulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am capitulating |
| you are capitulating |
| he/she/it is capitulating |
| we are capitulating |
| you are capitulating |
| they are capitulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have capitulated |
| you have capitulated |
| he/she/it has capitulated |
| we have capitulated |
| you have capitulated |
| they have capitulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was capitulating |
| you were capitulating |
| he/she/it was capitulating |
| we were capitulating |
| you were capitulating |
| they were capitulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had capitulated |
| you had capitulated |
| he/she/it had capitulated |
| we had capitulated |
| you had capitulated |
| they had capitulated |
| Future |
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| I will capitulate |
| you will capitulate |
| he/she/it will capitulate |
| we will capitulate |
| you will capitulate |
| they will capitulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have capitulated |
| you will have capitulated |
| he/she/it will have capitulated |
| we will have capitulated |
| you will have capitulated |
| they will have capitulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be capitulating |
| you will be capitulating |
| he/she/it will be capitulating |
| we will be capitulating |
| you will be capitulating |
| they will be capitulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been capitulating |
| you have been capitulating |
| he/she/it has been capitulating |
| we have been capitulating |
| you have been capitulating |
| they have been capitulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been capitulating |
| you will have been capitulating |
| he/she/it will have been capitulating |
| we will have been capitulating |
| you will have been capitulating |
| they will have been capitulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been capitulating |
| you had been capitulating |
| he/she/it had been capitulating |
| we had been capitulating |
| you had been capitulating |
| they had been capitulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would capitulate |
| you would capitulate |
| he/she/it would capitulate |
| we would capitulate |
| you would capitulate |
| they would capitulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have capitulated |
| you would have capitulated |
| he/she/it would have capitulated |
| we would have capitulated |
| you would have capitulated |
| they would have capitulated |
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Verb 1. capitulate - surrender under agreed conditions
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capitulate
verb give in, yield, concede, submit, surrender, comply, give up, come to terms, succumb, cave in (informal), relent The club eventually capitulated and granted equal rights to women.
resist, hold out
resist, hold out
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Translations
يَسْتَسْلِم
kapitulovat
kapitulereovergive sig
capituler rendre les armes
kapitulál
gefast upp
kapituliacijakapituliuotipasiduoti
kapitulēt
kapitulovať
capitulate
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capitulate
(kəˈpitjuleit) verb to surrender usually on agreed conditions. We capitulated to the enemy. oorgee, kapituleer يَسْتَسْلِم( بدون قيْد أو شَرْط) предавам се capitular kapitulovat kapitulieren overgive sig; kapitulere συνθηκολογώ rendirse, capitular alistuma تسلیم دشمن شدن antautua capituler לְהִכָּנָע , לְהִיכָּנָע हथियार डाल देना, शर्तों को मान लेना predati se, kapitulirati kapitulál menyerah gefast upp (með skilyrðum) capitolare 降伏する (특히 조건부로) 항복하다 kapituliuoti, pasiduoti kapitulēt; padoties menyerah capituleren overgi seg, kapitulere kapitulować تر منل شوو شرايطو ترتيبول capitular a capitula капитулировать kapitulovať vdati se kapitulirati kapitulera ยอมทําตาม teslim olmak (有條件)投降 капітулювати, здаватися مشروط طور پر ہتھیار ڈالنا đầu hàng có điều kiện (有条件)投降
caˌpituˈlation noun oorgawe, kapitulasie اسْتْسْلام (بِدون قَيْد أو شَرْط) капитулация capitulação kapitulace die Kapitulation overgivelse; kapitulation συνθηκολόγηση capitulación alistumine عهدنامه؛ کاپیتولاسیون antautuminen capitulation כניעה शर्तों के अधीन होना kapitulacija kapituláció, fegyverletétel penyerahan uppgjöf (með skilyrðum) capitolazione, resa 降伏 (조건부) 항복 kapituliacija kapitulācija penyerahan capitulatie overgivelse, kapitulasjon kapitulacja صورت حساب: خارجى حكومتوته مخصوص امتيازات وركول capitulação capitulare капитуляция kapitulácia vdaja kapitulacija kapitulation การยอมทําตาม tesim olma (有條件)投降 капітуляція مشروط سپر اندازی sự đầu hàng (有条件)投降
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