Meaning
to surrender, to give in
- to surrender or give up resistance under specified conditions
- to yield or give in to persuasion or pressure
In a sentence
Dopo ore di trattative, la controparte ha finalmente capitolato.
After hours of negotiations, the other party finally gave in.
L'esercito nemico non intende capitolare senza garanzie precise.
The enemy army does not intend to capitulate without specific guarantees.
Pensi che capitoleranno davanti alle continue proteste popolari?
Do you think they will give in to the continuous public protests?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| capitolare | infinitive |
| capitolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capitola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| capitolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capitolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| capitolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| capitolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| capitolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| capitolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| capitolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| capitolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| capitolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| capitolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| capitolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| capitolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| capitolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| capitolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| capitoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| capitolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| capitoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| capitoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capitoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| capitoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capitolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| capitolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| capitolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| capitolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| capitolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| capitolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capitolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| capitolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capitola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| capitoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| capitolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| capitolando | gerund |
| capitolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the auxiliary avere in compound tenses.
- Often followed by davanti a or di fronte a ('in the face of', 'before').