Past tense of capitulate
regular verb
The past tense of capitulate is capitulated. The past participle is also capitulated.
Forms of capitulate
| Base form (V1) | capitulate /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | capitulated |
| Past participle (V3) | capitulated |
| Present participle | capitulating |
| Third person singular | capitulates |
Capitulated in a sentence
- He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.
- When captain Kolisi was sin-binned for a high tackle, the Boks could've easily capitulated.2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online. From the entry high tackle
- After the Muslims or Croats capitulated, the special forces, the "dreaded paramilitary groups," entered the town and "ethnically cleansed" it of Croats or Muslims.1999, Howard Ball, Prosecuting War Crimes and Genocide, The Twentieth-century Experience, page 128. From the entry ethnically cleanse
Meaning of capitulate
- verb To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.
- verb To draw up in chapters, heads or articles; to enumerate, specify.
- verb To draw up articles of agreement with; to propose terms, treat, bargain, parley.
Questions about the past tense of capitulate
- What is the past tense of capitulate?
- The past tense of capitulate is capitulated.
- What is the past participle of capitulate?
- The past participle of capitulate is capitulated.
- Is capitulate a regular or irregular verb?
- Capitulate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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