Dictionary 1. (v.) To settle or draw up terms of a surrender; to give up resisting\.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. Thesaurus abandon acknowledge defeat acquiesce beg a truce bow cave cede come to terms concede cry pax cry quits defer give in give over give up implore mercy knuckle knuckle under pray for quarter relent relinquish renounce say uncle submit succumb surrender yield yield the palm |