capitulation

[ kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n ]

/ kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

the document containing the terms of a surrender.

a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration.

Often capitulations. a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, especially such a treaty between a European country and the former Ottoman rulers of Turkey.

Words nearby capitulation

capitoline, capitonnage, capitular, capitulary, capitulate, capitulation, capitulationism, capitulum, capiz, caplet, caplin

Origin of capitulation

First recorded in 1525–35, capitulation is from the Medieval Latin word capitulātiōn- (stem of capitulātiō). See capitulate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM capitulation

ca·pit·u·la·to·ry

[kuh-pich-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·ca·pit·u·la·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for capitulation

Hence, I suspect, the panic, the lockdown, the capitulation.
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The Barzeh truce sparked outrage from commentators aligned with the opposition, who viewed it as little more than capitulation.
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U.S. and Israeli hawks are rushing to call the interim nuclear agreement a capitulation and Obama another Chamberlain.
No, Obama’s Iran Deal Was Not a Munich-Style Surrender|Peter Beinart|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A successful end to the current talks, in the eyes of the West, would represent not so much compromise as capitulation.
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By holding firm and refusing to bend to Republican demands for capitulation, Obama has broken the Republican Party.
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On the capitulation of Burgoyne, near five thousand men had been detached by Gates to his aid.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 (of 5)|John Marshall
This was agreed to, under articles of capitulation, by which the effects of the people therein were secured to them.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2|Edgerton Ryerson
As soon as the work was finished, they sent ambassadors to treat about a capitulation.
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The Romans, when investing towns, always accepted offers of capitulation, if made before the battering ram had touched the walls.
The Rights of War and Peace|Hugo Grotius
By the capitulation, private property was to be respected, and public property only surrendered.
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British Dictionary definitions for capitulation

capitulation

/ (kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act of capitulating

a document containing terms of surrender

a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject

Derived forms of capitulation

capitulatory, adjective

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