Definition of Capitulate. Meaning of Capitulate. Synonyms of Capitulate

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Definition of Capitulate

Capitulate
Capitulate Ca*pit"u*late, v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.]
Capitulate
Capitulate Ca*pit"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitulating.] [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.

Meaning of Capitulate from wikipedia

- Look up capitulation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Capitulation may have the following special meanings. Capitulation (surrender) Stock market capitulation...
- He is best remembered as the commander of the Austrian forces that capitulated to Napoleon's Grande Armée in the Battle of Ulm in 1805. Karl Mack was...
- able to surround and then force the main forces of the Swedish army to capitulate. In February 1742, the Russians terminated the previous armistice and...
- fortifications above the harbour, was credited with forcing the city to capitulate and the Anglo-Spanish fleet to withdraw. The siege marked the first involvement...
- Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end. He then pla**** a key role...
- the rival emperors Magnus Magnentius and Constantius II, eventually capitulating to the latter. Vetranio was born in the Roman province of Moesia to low-born...
- Ukraine). It lasted until August 27, when Polish forces defending the city capitulated. During the siege, legendary Polish hero, stolnik przemyski pułkownik...
- 1939, when the country was invaded by Italy, until 1943, when Italy capitulated to the Allies. Afterwards, Albania fell under German occupation, and...
- May 1940, Germany attacked France through the Low Countries. France capitulated in June 1940. By August, Germany had begun a bombing offensive against...
- began the U.S. military invasion of California, with Northern California capitulating in less than a month to the United States forces. In Southern California...