Present participle of capitulate; the act of surrendering or giving in, especially in negotiations or military contexts.
From Latin 'capitulare,' with the present participle '-ing' suffix. Describes the ongoing action of surrendering or submitting to demands.
In the American Revolutionary War, the British were 'capitulating'—and soldiers used the formal 'Capitulation of Yorktown' document to outline the exact terms, showing how this word still carries its medieval 'chapters of agreement' meaning!
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