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