kapitulieren

German

Etymology

From French capituler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kapituˈliːʀən]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pi‧tu‧lie‧ren

Verb

kapitulieren (third-person singular simple present kapituliert, past tense kapitulierte, past participle kapituliert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military) to surrender, to capitulate
    • 1928, Kurt Tucholsky, Vor Verdun, in Mit 5 PS, Ernst Rowohlt, page 97:
      Die Besatzung, die damals mit allen militärischen Ehren kapitulierte, zog ab, und die Stadt kam unter deutsche Verwaltung.
      The occupational troops, who surrendered with full military honors at that time, left, and the city came under German administration.
  2. (by extension) to surrender, to give up

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