capitulant
əˌleɪt verb (used without object), ca·pit·u·lat·ed, ca·pit·u·lat·ing.
1.
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
2.
to give up resistance: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin capitulātus (past participle of capitulāre to draw up in sections), equivalent to capitul(um) section (literally, small head; see capitulum) + -ātus -ate1
1570–80; < Medieval Latin capitulātus (past participle of capitulāre to draw up in sections), equivalent to capitul(um) section (literally, small head; see capitulum) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ca·pit·u·lant, noun
ca·pit·u·la·tor, noun
un·ca·pit·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·ca·pit·u·lat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. yield, acquiesce, accede, give in.
2. yield, acquiesce, accede, give in.
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| —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 | |
| ca'pitulator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
capitulate
1580, "to draw up in chapters" (i.e., under "heads"), from M.L. capitulatus, pp. of capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions" (see capitulation). Often of terms of surrender, hence meaning "to yield on stipulated terms" (1689). Capitulated is from 1586; capitulating from 1654.
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