English-Thai Dictionary

capitulate

VI ยอม ทำตาม  submit yield yom-tam-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPITULATE

v.i. 1. To draw up a writing in chapters, heads or articles. [But this sense is not usual. ]
2. To surrender, as an army or garrison, to an enemy, by treaty, in which the terms of surrender are specified and agreed to by the parties. The term is applicable to a garrison or to the inhabitants of a besieged place, or to an army or troops in any situation in which they are subdued or compelled to submit to a victorious enemy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPITULATE

Ca *pit "u *late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Capitulating.] Etym: [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See Capitular, n.]

 

1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs. ] There capitulates with the king. .. to take to wife his daughter Mary. Heylin.There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate. Trench.

 

2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads ); as, an army or a garrison capitulates. The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated. Macaulay.

 

CAPITULATE

CAPITULATE Ca *pit "u *late, v. t.

 

Defn: To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

capitulate

ca pit u late |kəˈpiCHəˌlāt kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. DERIVATIVES ca pit u la tor |-ˈlātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms ’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings, ’ from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

capitulate

capitulate |kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. DERIVATIVES capitulator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms ’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings ’, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

capitulate

capitulate verb the rebels had been forced to capitulate: surrender, give in /up, yield, concede defeat, give up the struggle, submit, knuckle under; lay down one's arms, raise /show the white flag, throw in the towel. ANTONYMS resist, hold out.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

capitulate

capitulate verb by the end of the month, the rebels had been forced to capitulate: surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede defeat, give up the struggle, submit, back down, climb down, give way, cave in, succumb, crumble, bow to someone /something; relent, acquiesce, accede, come to terms; be beaten, be overcome, be overwhelmed, fall; lay down one's arms, raise /show the white flag; informal throw in the towel, throw in the sponge. ANTONYMS resist, hold out.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

capitulate

ca pit u late /kəpɪ́tʃəlèɪt |-tju- /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 «…に対して » 抵抗を止める , 【反対していた事などを 】受け入れる «to » .2 «…に » 降伏する, 屈伏する «to » .