capitulate · 19 October 08 by Ray Crowley
capitulate |kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt|
verb [ intrans. ]
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender : the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
DERIVATIVES
capitulator |-ˈlātər| |kəˈpɪtʃəˈleɪdər| noun
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.’
