capitulate

Betekenis (Engels)

Concepten

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kapituleren

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Tegenovergesteld aan
bite the dust, capitulate, eat someone's dust, forfeit, give up, lose, strike one's flag, surrender, relinquish, wave the white flag, yield
Frequentie

45k
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/
Etymologie (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.

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