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capitulation

noun

ca·​pit·​u·​la·​tion kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce capitulation (audio)
1
: a set of terms or articles (see article sense 1c) constituting an agreement between governments
2
a
: the act of surrendering or yielding
the capitulation of the defenders of the besieged town
b
: the terms of surrender

Example Sentences

her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
Recent Examples on the Web Those changes, and the capitulation of the Republican Party to Trump, have defined conservatism ever since. The New Yorker, 15 May 2022 The minor capitulation forced Gareth Southgate into making his first substitutions, as Saka and Henderson replaced Trippier and Declan Rice. Matias Grez, CNN, 11 July 2021 But the market is betting that a plunging yen and rising inflation will eventually force its capitulation. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 23 June 2022 That capitulation, seeing Tesla with its hugely loyal investor base finally come down, to us that signals that sentiment on tech is finally starting to bottom. Steven Dudash, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Only in 1984 – four decades after Nazi Germany’s capitulation – were French and German leaders Francois Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl able to stand hand-in-hand in reconciliation at a WWI monument in France. John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2022 Several analysts spoke to potential capitulation, meaning robust selling activity that helps drive asset prices lower. Charles Bovaird, Forbes, 6 May 2022 The resolution will have little if any practical effect on Cheney or Kinzinger, both of whom have described the censure as capitulation to a disgraced and dangerous ex-president. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022 While there is widespread US support for administration efforts to secure the release of Griner and Whelan, some critics have said that Bout’s release would be an unwarranted capitulation. Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see capitulate

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of capitulation was in 1535

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