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capitulate
(redirected from capitulatory)

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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.

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]
capitulator  n
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Verb1.capitulate - surrender under agreed conditions
surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

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
Translations
capitulate [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt] VI (Mil) (= surrender) → rendirse, capitular (to ante) (fig) → claudicar, capitular (to ante)

capitulate [kəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt] vicapituler

capitulate
vikapitulieren (also Mil) (→ to vor +dat), → aufgeben (to gegenüber)

capitulate [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt] vicapitolare
capitulate [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt] vicapitolare

capitulate
v capitulate [kəˈpitjuleit]
to surrender usually on agreed conditions We capitulated to the enemy. oorgee, kapituleer يَسْتَسْلِم(بدون قيْد أو شَرْط) предавам се kapitulovat overgive sig; kapitulere kapitulieren 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 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
n caˌpituˈlation
oorgawe, kapitulasie اسْتْسْلام (بِدون قَيْد أو شَرْط) капитулация kapitulace overgivelse; kapitulation die Kapitulation συνθηκολόγηση capitulación alistumine عهدنامه؛ کاپیتولاسیون antautuminen capitulation כְּנִיעָה शर्तों के अधीन होना kapitulacija kapituláció, fegyverletétel penyerahan uppgjöf (með skilyrðum) capitolazione, resa 降伏 (조건부) 항복 kapituliacija kapitulācija penyerahan capitulatie overgivelse, kapitulasjon kapitulacja capitulação capitulare капитуляция kapitulácia vdaja kapitulacija kapitulation การยอมทำตาม tesim olma (有條件)投降 капітуляція مشروط سپر اندازی sự đầu hàng


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