noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 P IH2 CH AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fall, surrender
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loss
6
noun
Meaning 6
a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: summary, sum-up
Narrower terms: recapitulation, recap, review
7
noun
Meaning 7
a document containing the terms of surrender
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: document, written document, papers
History
Etymology
From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kapitullim
— surrender to an enemy
Arabic:
اِسْتِسْلَام
(istislām)
— surrender to an enemy
Armenian:
կապիտուլյացիա
(kapitulyacʻia)
— surrender to an enemy
Armenian:
անձնատվություն
(anjnatvutʻyun)
— surrender to an enemy
Azerbaijani:
təslim
— surrender to an enemy
Azerbaijani:
kapitulasiya
— surrender to an enemy
Belarusian:
капітуля́цыя
(kapituljácyja)
— surrender to an enemy
Breton:
kodianidigezh
— surrender to an enemy
Bulgarian:
капитула́ция
(kapitulácija)
— surrender to an enemy
Carpathian Rusyn:
капітула́ція
(kapitulácija)
— surrender to an enemy
Chinese Cantonese:
投降
(tau4 hong4)
— surrender to an enemy
Chinese:
投降
(zh-min-nan)
— surrender to an enemy
Chinese Mandarin:
投降
(tóuxiáng)
— surrender to an enemy
Czech:
kapitulace
— surrender to an enemy
Danish:
kapitulation
— surrender to an enemy
Dutch:
capitulatie
— surrender to an enemy
Esperanto:
kapitulaco
— surrender to an enemy
Estonian:
kapitulatsioon
— surrender to an enemy
Finnish:
antautuminen
— surrender to an enemy
French:
capitulation
— surrender to an enemy
Georgian:
კაპიტულაცია
(ḳaṗiṭulacia)
— surrender to an enemy
German:
Kapitulation
— surrender to an enemy
Greek:
συνθηκολόγηση
(synthikológisi)
— surrender to an enemy
Hebrew:
כְּנִיעָה
(kniyá)
— surrender to an enemy
Hindi:
आत्मसमर्पण
(ātmasmarpaṇ)
— surrender to an enemy
Hungarian:
kapituláció
— surrender to an enemy
Indonesian:
kapitulasi
— surrender to an enemy
Indonesian:
penyerahan
— surrender to an enemy
Italian:
capitolazione
— surrender to an enemy
Japanese:
降伏
(kōfuku)
— surrender to an enemy
Japanese:
降服
(kōfuku)
— surrender to an enemy
Japanese:
投降
(tōkō)
— surrender to an enemy
Kazakh:
капитуляция
(kapituläsiä)
— surrender to an enemy
Korean:
항복
(hangbok)
— surrender to an enemy
Korean:
투항
(tuhang)
— surrender to an enemy
Northern Kurdish:
teslîmbûn
— surrender to an enemy
Kyrgyz:
капитуляция
(kapitulyatsiya)
— surrender to an enemy
Latin:
dēditiō
— surrender to an enemy
Latvian:
kapitulācija
— surrender to an enemy
Lithuanian:
kapituliacija
— surrender to an enemy
Macedonian:
капитулација
(kapitulacija)
— surrender to an enemy
Malay:
penyerahan
— surrender to an enemy
Māori:
haurarotanga
— surrender to an enemy
Māori:
ngawheretanga
— surrender to an enemy
Mongolian:
капитуляци
(kapituljaci)
— surrender to an enemy
Mongolian:
дагаар оролт
(dagaar orolt)
— surrender to an enemy
Norwegian Bokmål:
kapitulasjon
— surrender to an enemy
Old English:
handgang
— surrender to an enemy
Pashto:
تسلیم
(taslim)
— surrender to an enemy
Persian:
کاپیتولاسیون
(kâpitulâsyon)
— surrender to an enemy
Persian:
تسلیم
(taslim)
— surrender to an enemy
Polish:
kapitulacja
— surrender to an enemy
Portuguese:
capitulação
— surrender to an enemy
Romanian:
capitulare
— surrender to an enemy
Russian:
капитуля́ция
(kapituljácija)
— surrender to an enemy
Serbo-Croatian:
капитула́ција
— surrender to an enemy
Serbo-Croatian:
kapitulácija
— surrender to an enemy
Slovak:
kapitulácia
— surrender to an enemy
Slovene:
kapitulacija
— surrender to an enemy
Spanish:
capitulación
— surrender to an enemy
Swedish:
kapitulation
— surrender to an enemy
Tajik:
таслим
(taslim)
— surrender to an enemy
Tajik:
таслимшави
(taslimšav-i)
— surrender to an enemy
Turkmen:
kapitulýasiýa
— surrender to an enemy
Ukrainian:
капітуля́ція
(kapituljácija)
— surrender to an enemy
