Capitulate
/kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt/
EN
To stop fighting or resisting an enemy or opponent; to surrender.
The enemy forces were forced to capitulate after weeks of siege.
Etymology
Comes from the Latin 'capitulare', meaning 'to divide into chapters, draw up an agreement', and later evolved to mean surrender under agreed conditions.
Translations
简体中文
投降,屈服
繁體中文
投降,屈服
日本語
降参する,屈服する
한국어
항복하다,굴복하다
Deutsch
kapitulieren,aufgeben
Español
capitular,rendirse
Português
capitular,render-se
Français
capituler,se rendre
Català
capitular,rendir-se
Tiếng Việt
đầu hàng,đầu hàng
Collocations
capitulate to pressurecapitulate unconditionallyforced to capitulate
Synonyms
surrenderyieldconcedegive in
Antonyms
resistfightdefyhold out
Related Words
capitulationsurrendertreatyconflict