Betekenis (Engels)
Teenoorgestelde van
bite the dust, capitulate, eat someone's dust, forfeit, give up, lose, strike one's flag, surrender, relinquish, wave the white flag, yield
Sinonieme
say die
fork up
make a concession
deed over
resign oneself to
submit to
be submissive
surrender one's weapons
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)
The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1537; borrowed from Medieval Latin capitulātus perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin capitulō (“(originally; of a book, text) to draw up under distinct headings; (from the 15ᵗʰ c.) to bargain, parley, convene”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from capitulum (“heading, chapter, title”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), diminutive of caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Begin om Engels te leer met learnfeliz .
Oefen om " capitulate " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .