Betekenis (Engels)
Concepten
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
Synoniemen
say die
fork up
make a concession
deed over
resign oneself to
submit to
be submissive
surrender one's weapons
Vertalingen
Frequentie
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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