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Word: Capitulate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield
Short Definition:cease to resist opponent or unwelcome demand
Examples:- the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces
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