capitulatory

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adjective

Serving to capitulate or surrender.

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Meanings

adjectivecapitulatory (comparative more capitulatory, superlative most capitulatory)

comparative more capitulatory · superlative most capitulatory

  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.

    2006, Nikki R. Keddie, Yann Richard, Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution, page 148

Origin

From capitulate + -ory.

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APA

capitulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitulatory

MLA

“capitulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitulatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capitulatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitulatory.

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