capitulation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
3. (countable, uncountable) The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
4. (countable, uncountable) An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

Synonyms

surrender

submission

fall

yielding

relinquishing

summary

sum-up

compendium

epitome

giving in

peroration

recap

recapitulation

condensation

resume

rundown

sinking

sketch

concession

climb-down

summation

summing up

cession

synopsis

capsule

abstract

outline

Translations

capitulation

Kapitulation

capitolazione

capitulación

capitulatie

resa

reddition

capitulação

capitulació

συνθηκολόγηση

Übergabe

استسلام

hulâsa

özet

Etymology

From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.