Capitulated

/kəˈpɪt.jə.ˌleɪ.tɪd/ verb

Definition

Surrendered or gave up, especially formally in military contexts; or arranged into chapters or sections.

Etymology

From Latin 'capitulare,' derived from 'capitulum' (chapter). Originally meant 'to arrange by chapters,' but evolved to mean 'to surrender' possibly from the sense of reducing oneself to numbered terms/conditions.

Kelly Says

When armies 'capitulated,' they often negotiated using written 'articles' or 'chapters' of surrender terms—so the word literally means 'to reduce to chapters/articles of agreement' before it meant simple defeat!

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