capitulation

ca·pit·u·la·tion

 (kə-pĭch′ə-lā′shən)
n.
1. The act of surrendering or giving up: Lack of food and ammunition forced the capitulation of the rebels.
2. A document containing the terms of surrender.
3. An enumeration of the main parts of a subject; a summary.
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capitulation

(kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən)
n
1. the act of capitulating
2. a document containing terms of surrender
3. a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject
caˈpitulatory adj
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ca•pit•u•la•tion

(kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the act of capitulating.
2. the document containing the terms of a surrender.
3. a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; summary or enumeration.
[1525–35; < Medieval Latin]
ca•pit′u•la•to`ry (-ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.capitulation - a document containing the terms of surrender
document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
2.capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
summary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
recap, recapitulation, review - a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
3.capitulation - the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
loss - the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
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capitulation

noun surrender, yielding, submission, cave-in (informal) They criticised the government decision as a capitulation to terrorist organisations.
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capitulation

noun
The act of submitting or surrendering to the power of another:
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Translations
اسْتْسْلام
kapitulace
kapitulationovergivelse
Kapitulation
capitulation
fegyverletételkapituláció
uppgjöf
capitolazioneresa
kapitulasjonovergivelse
tesim olma
有条件投降

capitulation

[kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən] N (Mil, fig) → capitulación f, rendición f
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capitulation

[kəˌpɪtʃʊˈleɪʃən] ncapitulation f
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capitulation

nKapitulation f
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capitulation

[kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃn] ncapitolazione f
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capitulate

(kəˈpitjuleit) verb
to surrender usually on agreed conditions. We capitulated to the enemy.
caˌpituˈlation noun
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