capitulation
noun
ca·pit·u·la·tion
kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: a set of terms or articles (see article sense 1c) constituting an agreement between governments
2
a
: the act of surrendering or yielding
the capitulation of the defenders of the besieged town
b
: the terms of surrender
Examples of capitulation in a Sentence
her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
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Yet a form of capitulation has haunted the opening salvos of the Trump administration’s negotiating plan – Hegseth gifting Moscow with the prospect of Ukraine not joining NATO or recovering territory, before talks had apparently begun.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
In a final act of capitulation, the seven-year-old Song emperor, Zhao Bing, drowned himself to evade capture by the Mongol navy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The leader who expected Kyiv’s capitulation in days now finds Russian territory around Kursk occupied, its naval forces in the Black Sea destroyed and withdrawn, and one of its own generals assassinated in Moscow.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Kyiv believes that Putin will not budge on his desire for the full capitulation of Ukraine.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
In a final act of capitulation, the seven-year-old Song emperor, Zhao Bing, drowned himself to evade capture by the Mongol navy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The leader who expected Kyiv’s capitulation in days now finds Russian territory around Kursk occupied, its naval forces in the Black Sea destroyed and withdrawn, and one of its own generals assassinated in Moscow.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Kyiv believes that Putin will not budge on his desire for the full capitulation of Ukraine.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitulation. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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