ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcapitulate
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capitulate
Meaning: to stop resisting and surrender
capitulate in a sentence
How capitulate is used in real sentences:
After weeks without supplies, the isolated troops were forced to capitulate.
The union refused to capitulate despite pressure from the factory owners.
“Doran would not capitulate until Velez agreed to preserve the raw record, publish both correction methods, and review the model after one year.”
— from the passage The Drift Above
Synonyms for capitulate
Other words for capitulate — surrender, yield and submit — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of capitulate
Words that mean the opposite of capitulate:
- resist
- defy
- oppose
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin capitulare, meaning 'to draw up terms under headings.'
Word parts
- capit (head) — head
capitulate: capit (head) + -ul (little) + -ate (make)
Memory hook
CAPITULATE contains CAP: lower your cap and yield when you capitulate.
Practice capitulate in the app