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   capitulate

   /kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield: "the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings’, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. capitulator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • C

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     1

   • P

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