Capitulated
[kə'pɪtʃə,leɪtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Capitulate
Editor: Rochelle
Examples
- The eastern armies did not so much defeat him as push past him, and Paris capitulated in March. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- General Cornwallis was caught in the Yorktown peninsula in Virginia in 1781, and capitulated with his army. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The army in Metz capitulated in October; Paris, after a siege and bombardment, surrendered in January, 1871. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But there were more accidents and more delays in travel by coach than by train, and so, one by one, they pocketed their pride and capitulated. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Margaret, if you had seen the man who thus capitulated for his safety, your surprise would have been boundless. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
Editor: Rochelle