capitulation.

The giving up of resistance and acceptance of imposed terms.

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Words that belong together

• unconditional capitulation
• political capitulation

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The agreement was portrayed as a capitulation rather than a compromise.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular capitulation; plural capitulations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.