/ kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt; NAmE / verb [ v ] capitulate (to sb/sth)
1.
to agree to do sth that you have been refusing to do for a long time
SYN give in , yield :
They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands.
2.
to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you are defeated
SYN surrender :
The town capitulated after a three-week siege.
► ca·pitu·la·tion / kəˌpɪtʃuˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (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.