capitulate
To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or complyTo surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.
» They capitulated unconditionally.
Они безоговорочно капитулировали.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.
He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.
kapitulieren, sich ergeben
капитули́роватьkapitulírovatʹ, сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja, сда́тьсяsdátʹsja
капітулюва́тиkapituljuváty, здава́тисяzdavátysja, зда́тисяzdátysja
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To draw up in chapters, heads or articles; to enumerate, specify.
(obsolete, transitive)To draw up articles of agreement with; to propose terms, treat, bargain, parley.
(obsolete, transitive)To make conditions, stipulate, agree, formulate, conclude (upon something).
- surrender under agreed conditions
Examples
7 sentencesThey capitulated unconditionally.
ruОни безоговорочно капитулировали.
Tom had no choice but to capitulate.
I must capitulate.
ruЯ должен капитулировать.
deIch muss kapitulieren.
Unsurprisingly, France capitulates.
The French language has capitulated to the Anglophone war machine.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1537; borrowed from Medieval Latin caThe adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1537; borrowed from Medieval Latin capitulātus perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin capitulō (“(originally; of a book, text) to draw up under distinct headings; (from the 15ᵗʰ c.) to bargain, parley, convene”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from capitulum (“heading, chapter, title”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), diminutive of caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
capitulates, capitulating, capitulated, capitulated| Base form | capitulate · to capitulate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | capitulates |
| Present participle | capitulating |
| Past simple | capitulated |
| Past participle | capitulated |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
32 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle