Capitulatory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to capitulate or surrender.

    "Both the connection between the two bills and the capitulatory nature of the first were publicly and strongly denounced by Khomeini, who saw them as signs of bondage to the United States."

Example

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"Both the connection between the two bills and the capitulatory nature of the first were publicly and strongly denounced by Khomeini, who saw them as signs of bondage to the United States."

Etymology

From capitulate + -ory.

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