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CAPITULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Example:
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("capitulation" is a kind of...):
loss (the act of losing someone or something)
Derivation:
capitulate (surrender under agreed conditions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("capitulation" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capitulation"):
recap; recapitulation; review (a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A document containing the terms of surrender
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("capitulation" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
