capitulated
capitulated is the simple past and past participle of capitulate.
Meaning of capitulate
Verb
capitulate (third-person singular simple present capitulates, present participle capitulating, simple past and past participle capitulated)
- To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.
- He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.
- Synonyms:
- wave the white flag
- Antonyms:
- beat, bring down, convince, chew up, eat someone for breakfast, eat someone's lunch, flog, humble, kick ass, malavogue
- To draw up in chapters, heads or articles; to enumerate, specify.
- The lawes […] which we capitulate at sea […] are not used on lande.1593, Thomas Lodge, Life and Death of William Longbeard
- To draw up articles of agreement with; to propose terms, treat, bargain, parley.
- there capitulates with the king […] to take to wife his daughter Mary1661, Peter Heylin, Ecclesia restaurata
- To make conditions, stipulate, agree, formulate, conclude (upon something).
Words formed from capitulated
Questions about capitulated
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- Capitulated is the simple past and past participle of capitulate.
Words near capitulated in the dictionary
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