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noun
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
“they were protected until the capitulation of the fort”
Word Forms
capitulate
verb
surrender under agreed conditions
fall
verb
lose office or power
surrender
verb
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kapitulation
ein Dokument, das die Bedingungen der Übergabe enthält
🇪🇸Spanish
capitulación
un documento que contiene los términos de entrega
🇮🇹Italian
capitolazione
un documento contenente i termini della resa
🇳🇱Dutch
capitulatie
een document met de voorwaarden voor overgave
🇵🇹Portuguese
capitulação
um documento contendo os termos de renúncia
🇷🇺Russian
капитуляция
документ, содержащий условия капитуляции
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संधिपत्र
समर्पण की शर्तों वाला एक दस्तावेज़
🇧🇩Bengali
আত্মসমর্পণ
আত্মসমর্পণের শর্তাবলী সম্বলিত একটি নথি
🇮🇳Tamil
சரணாகதி
சரணடைவதற்கான விதிமுறைகளைக் கொண்ட ஆவணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
లొంగిపోవడం
సరెండర్ నిబంధనలను కలిగి ఉన్న పత్రం
🇮🇳Marathi
आत्मसमर्पण
शरणागतीच्या अटी असलेले दस्तऐवज
🇮🇳Gujarati
શરણાગતિ
શરણાગતિની શરતો ધરાવતો દસ્તાવેજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶರಣಾಗತಿ
ಶರಣಾಗತಿಯ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
കീഴടങ്ങൽ
കീഴടങ്ങൽ വ്യവസ്ഥകൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു പ്രമാണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮਰਪਣ
ਇੱਕ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਰਪਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਹਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
سر تسلیم خم
ایک دستاویز جس میں ہتھیار ڈالنے کی شرائط شامل ہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
投降
包含投降条款的文件
🇯🇵Japanese
降伏
降伏条件を含む文書
🇰🇷Korean
조건부 항복
항복 조건이 포함된 문서
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự đầu hàng
một tài liệu có chứa các điều khoản đầu hàng
🇹🇭Thai
การยอมจำนน
เอกสารที่มีเงื่อนไขการมอบตัว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kapitulasi
dokumen yang memuat syarat-syarat penyerahan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsuko
isang dokumento na naglalaman ng mga tuntunin ng pagsuko
🇲🇾Malay
penyerahan diri
dokumen yang mengandungi syarat penyerahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاستسلام
وثيقة تحتوي على شروط الاستسلام
🇮🇷Persian
کاپیتولاسیون
سندی حاوی شرایط تسلیم
🇹🇷Turkish
kapitülasyon
Teslim şartlarını içeren bir belge
🇮🇱Hebrew
כְּנִיעָה
מסמך המכיל את תנאי הכניעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'capitulation'?
The primary meaning of 'capitulation' is 'a document containing the terms of surrender'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'capitulation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'capitulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'capitulation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'capitulation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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