ca·pit·u·late /kəˈpɪʧəˌlet/
 (vi.)有條件投降


 Ca·pit·u·late v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitulating.]
 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.
 2. 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.


 Ca·pit·u·late, v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.]

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 capitulate
      v : surrender under agreed conditions