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Antonyms for capitulation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən

Definition of capitulation

Origin :
  • 1530s, "an agreement," from Middle French capitulation, noun of action from capituler "agree on specified terms," from Medieval Latin capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions," from capitulum "chapter," in classical Latin "heading," literally "a little head," diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Meaning narrowed by mid-17c. to "make terms of surrender."
  • noun giving in
Example sentences :
  • After the capitulation he was made prisoner, and in escaping was wounded.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • After the capitulation of the French army, Loubet was made a prisoner.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • I proved right, for last month came the capitulation, and here I am.
  • Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • Thither the allied armies had followed him and forced his capitulation.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • The capitulation, with these modifications, was signed by Draper and the Archbishop-Governor.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • The terms of capitulation were again stated, and there was some signing of paper.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
  • Early on the 8th Vaudreuil yielded and signed the capitulation.
  • Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • For twenty-four hours the haggle went on as to terms of capitulation.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
  • It contained the first capitulation that the War Lord of Germany had ever made.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • As you have been appointed chief, it is for you to propose the terms of capitulation.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 » by Various

Synonyms for capitulation

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