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Capitulation

A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

📖 Definitions of "Capitulation"

noun

1
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
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.
3
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
4
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
surrendernoun	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
surrendernoun	An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
fallnoun	The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
concessionnoun	The act of conceding.
abdicationnoun	The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
sell-outnoun	Alternative form of sellout. [(informal, idiomatic) An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.]
collapsenoun	The act of collapsing.
re-capitulationnoun	Dated spelling of recapitulation.
succumbencenoun	The act or process of succumbing.
compromisenoun	The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
yieldingverb	Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
surrenderingverb	An act of surrender.
submissionnoun	The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
resignationnoun	The act of resigning.
cappingnoun	(slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
compactnoun	An agreement or contract.
demissionnoun	(archaic) Resignation; abdication.
renouncementnoun	The act of renouncing.
remisenoun	(fencing) A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm.
confessionnoun	The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
deditionnoun	(obsolete) yielding, surrender.