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Capitulator

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ca·pit·u·late  (k-pch-lt)
intr.v. ca·pit·u·lat·ed, ca·pit·u·lat·ing, ca·pit·u·lates
1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce. See Synonyms at yield.
[Medieval Latin capitulre, capitult-, to draw up in chapters, from capitulum, chapter; see chapter.]
ca·pitu·lant n.
ca·pitu·lator n.
ca·pitu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
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If they are willing to sit down and negotiate with our enemies, they are called capitulators and are said to be caving in.
Sympathy for a Politician by Terry Mitchell / CommenTerry
The Emperor Hadrian, viewed as a feeble capitulator by the Victorians and then maligned as a brutal pragmatist, has become the most fêted historical figure of the year.
The cult of Hadrian by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Set primarily in Bordeaux as the rich, the felons and the future capitulators of Paris swell the city in flight from the advancing Nazis, it's a marvel of silly improbability, serious historical criticism and romantic intrigue that makes the political situation look tame.
SURRENDER TO CHARMS OF THE SMART FARCE 'BON VOYAGE' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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