capitulation
5
8.3
- noun
- /kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən/
:
capitulación
- Under the Ottoman-French Concordat of 1516, Suleiman the Magnificent granted France a capitulation.
- demand for capitulation
But we can't bet that that's coming before a big capitulation, destructive crash.
- But we can't bet that that's coming before a big capitulation, destructive crash.
- Now this bearishness is implying the potential capitulation coming from retail.
- Sometimes you may even need to do a fake kind of a capitulation.
- When was the recent highest point that we've had in retail capitulation?
- We've seen law firms cave to Trump, which I think this sort of capitulation is incredibly dangerous and leaves us all vulnerable.
- The only way it can work is nothing more more than just capitulation.
- It could be weeks, could be years, and that's all about like capitulation.
Examples
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McIntosh was garrisoned with a sizable number of state troops, and its capitulation sent shockwaves across the frontier.
Academic text (2014) -
The federal government's capitulation to Georgia's demands underscores its eagerness to avoid a confrontation over states' rights.
Academic text (2011) -
The final capitulation of the Nazi state.
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The OHR's capitulation to Dodik and the RS caused severe damage to the OHR's legitimacy.
Academic text (2009) -
The soldiers signed the capitulation agreement after months of fighting.
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Her capitulation to the terms set by the negotiating team was viewed as a setback.
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The company's capitulation to the union's demands led to an improved working environment.
Synonyms
100
3.2
Stopping trying because you think you cannot succeed
77
4.2
Giving up after defeat, for example when an army stops fighting
57
4.2
Accepting another person's control by obeying them
52
5.1
Saying you accept a point or a demand so talks can continue
11
8.5
Agreeing to something without complaining even if you do not want to
2
8.2
An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own
1
8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
1
7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
1
8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
An act of ending an argument by accepting the other person's view
Admitting you have lost or accepting that others are right
An act of taking back a public statement or plan after pressure
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
capitulation = capitulate (transparent) = capitulate + ion
The noun 'capitulation' is transparently derived from the verb 'capitulate' by adding the suffix '-ion'.
Etymology
Capitulation comes from the Latin word capitulum, meaning 'little head' or 'heading', and from caput 'head'. Those 'headings' were short points that listed conditions, and in war they became the lists an army accepted when it gave up, so capitulation means the act of surrender under agreed terms.