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Definition
to stop resisting something — such as surrendering to someone else's decision or accepting a military defeat- The Romans induced many enemy armies to capitulate by offering good terms of surrender.
capitulate = surrender
- The compromise that was announced, amounted to complete capitulation on the part of the company.
- Though they have achieved little, they claim virtue through refusing to capitulate to the opposition.
- For five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes.George Orwell -- Animal Farm
- After May 1940 the good times were few and far between: first there was the war, then the capitulation and then the arrival of the Germans, which is when the trouble started for the Jews.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Ah, it would seem the LEP have capitulated.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- When he felt his position secure he capitulated to the rebels and led them against the government.Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses
- Percy, Northumberland, Th' Archbishop's Grace of York, Douglas, and Mortimer Capitulate against us,William Shakespeare -- Henry IV, Part 1
- Usually he capitulated, allowing himself to be outvoted,Sarah Dessen -- Just Listen
- As is often the case, the family surrounded the bed and watched him capitulate.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- I began to understand why Starkfield emerged from its six months' siege like a starved garrison capitulating without quarter.Edith Wharton -- Ethan Frome
- Italy has capitulated.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Capitulation on the part of Dussel.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- The Dutch broadcast from England began at eight-fifteen with the news: "Listeners, an hour and fifteen minutes ago, just as I finished writing my daily report, we received the wonderful news of Italy's capitulation.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Her weakness was aggressive and kept forcing him to capitulate until eventually he lost his strength and was transformed into the rabbit in her arms.Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- Ciphus objected but finally capitulated, as much to control the lingering of those loyal to Justin as to yield to the Horde's demands.Ted Dekker -- Red: The Heroic Rescue
- He had capitulated, that was agreed.George Orwell -- 1984
- The choirboy in McAllister had capitulated, but not without remembering the doctor's indiscretion — and his debt.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy
- I can offer no reason under the sun why you should capitulate to my insidious suggestion.John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
- As this seemed impracticable, Dick capitulated.F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Tender is the Night
capitulation = surrender
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
capitulated = gave up
capitulation = surrender
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
capitulated = stopped resisting
capitulated = surrendered (stopped resisting)
capitulate = stopped resisting
capitulated = stopped resisting
capitulate = stop resisting
capitulating = (that) stopped resisting
capitulated = surrendered
capitulation = surrender
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
capitulation = surrender
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)