Capitulate

Word CAPITULATE
Character 10
Hyphenation ca pit u late
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Capitulate"

What do we mean by capitulate?

To surrender under specified conditions. intransitive verb

To give up all resistance; acquiesce: synonym: yield. intransitive verb

To draw up a writing in chapters, heads, or articles; hence, to draw up articles of agreement; arrange terms of agreement; treat; also, to enter into an agreement; confederate.

To surrender to an enemy on stipulated conditions.

Having a capitulum or knob. Specifically

In botany, head-like: applied to the apothecium of a lichen when it is irregularly rounded or globular and seated on the apex of a stem-like portion of the thallus, as in Cladonia.

To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. transitive verb

To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. intransitive verb

To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads). intransitive verb

To draw up in chapters; to enumerate. verb

To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley. verb

To agree terms of surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply. verb

Surrender under agreed conditions verb

To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.

To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.

To surrender. Urban Dictionary

To pet your cat in a certain way. Urban Dictionary

To insincerely concede in a pointless argument, in spite of a perfectly valid counterpoint or factual assertion Urban Dictionary

To defecate on one's own person /inside clothing. To lose control of one's bowel function. Urban Dictionary

When a thin blonde's inner conflict over interracial romance gets the best of her. Usually indicated by random fits of rage or her ankles reaching for the ceiling. Urban Dictionary

Better than "BOW to the tyrant." It's like the fancy version of "kowtowing." Urban Dictionary

1) France's national sport. 2) To become someone's bitch. 3) To have a piece of clothing turn white due to a stain of bleach or similar chemical products. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Capitulate

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The word "capitulate" in example sentences

Proponents think that if the alliance expands to include Georgia and Ukraine, the West will have "gotten the better of Russia," while to exclude those nations would be to "capitulate" to Moscow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We've all seen it, papers that could not have been written by an eighth grader, using words such as capitulate and manipulate, when the child cannot even spell cap and man correctly in person! ❋ Unknown (2006)

In a statement on the Kindle Community website, Amazon says it must "capitulate" to Macmillan's demand to charge $12-$15 for an e-book version of a new hardcover, or bestseller. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Amazon said Sunday it would "capitulate" to Macmillan, even though it believes $13 to $15 an e-book is too high. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Firstly it paints itself as the victim, having to "capitulate" to demands that it clearly wishes the public to think of as unreasonable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, the insurer's executives say Goldman refused to accept prices from other dealers and eventually AIG had to "capitulate". ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a statement on the Kindle Community website, Amazon says it must "capitulate" to Macmillan's demand to charge ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sunday evening, Amazon announced that it would have to "capitulate" to Macmillan, "because Macmillan has a monopoly over its own titles." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Macmillan's CEO stood his ground, and explained his thinking in an open letter, and Amazon was forced to "capitulate" and return Macmillan books to the store. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, this may be more about their inability to secure a locale than a desire to "capitulate" to the Cheney clan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Amazon had posted a note on its site on Sunday saying that it would ultimately "capitulate" to Macmillan's demand for higher prices on e-books. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[I think] [the word] capitulate is [french]. ❋ MuzlFlash (2003)

When Jon used [capitulate] [grooming] on [Ashlie] and Nick, they both purred, as Uni, his dog, growled. ❋ HyperMadsox (2018)

[After hours] of disputing her account of what she'd said & when, he finally just decided to [capitulate], [as it was] clear the actual events had no bearing on her side of the story. ❋ T.L.Slackmaster (2018)

[Laura] [just] capitulated. ❋ Davey From Dictionary Corner (2011)

[Guy#1]: Amber just [went off] on Jake. She call you? Guy#2: Capitulation Amy. Guy#1: [Sweeeet]! ❋ Major_delmac (2005)

Hym "Don't [capitulate] to HIM! [Capitulate] to ME! And not ME Hym but-Oh shit... Wait... [Yes ME] Hym but not [HIM him]? Yeah... Or wait... I mean... Don't NOT capitulate to ME Hym and Don't capitulate to HIM him... Right!?" ❋ Hym Iam (2023)

In 1815, after the battle of Waterloo, [Napoleon Bonaparte] was forced to [capitulate] for a second time, putting a definitive end to the [Napoleonic] Era. John got bitchslapped so hard he capitulated and started calling his cellmate daddy. I was trying to clean the house while watching the finals yesterday, ended up capitulating my shirt. ❋ CptArgentina (2017)

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