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Thesaurus: capitulate

To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree.

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  1. n. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree.
  2. n. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates.
  3. v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions.
  4. v. surrender under agreed conditions
  5. v:100 v. surrender under agreed conditions