capitulate

/kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/ /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jə.leɪt/

Meanings

verb

To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

Examples :

"He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop."

verb

To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.

Examples :

"The lawyer will capitulate the contract, dividing it into sections on payment, liabilities, and termination for easier understanding. "

language word

verb

To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.

Examples :

"The two neighbors capitulated, agreeing to a compromise about the shared garden fence. "

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Related Words

termination noun

/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

"The termination of the school year meant the end of summer vacation. "

liabilities noun

/ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətiz/ /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz/

An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

"The company's liabilities, including loans and unpaid bills, totaled $50,000. "

compromise noun

/ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

"The compromise on the school project was reached when each student agreed to contribute their strengths to the final presentation. "

enumerate verb

/ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/ /ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

"The teacher asked the students to enumerate the steps of the scientific method, listing each one in order from first to last. "

chapters noun

/ˈt͡ʃæptəz/ /ˈt͡ʃæptɚz/

(authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.

"Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter."

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

resistance noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

"the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics"

hollered verb

/ˈhɑlərd/ /ˈhɑləd/

To yell or shout.

"The teacher hollered at the students to be quiet. "

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "

capitulated verb

/kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪtɪd/ /kəˈpɪtʃuˌleɪtɪd/

To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

"He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop."

surrender noun

/səˈɹɛndəɹ/

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

"The tired student saw the enormous pile of homework and felt a wave of surrender. "

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

"Marriage is a contract."