01 v. i. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree.
imp. & p. p.
Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Capitulating
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1.
To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree.[Obs.]“There capitulates with the king . . . to take to wife his daughter Mary.” — Heylin.“There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate.” — Trench.
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To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates.“The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated.” — Macaulay.