Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capitulatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-pit-u-la-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to capitulate or surrender.

Example Sentences

"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.

Inflected Forms

more capitulatory (comparative) most capitulatory (superlative)

Questions

What does capitulatory mean?: Serving to capitulate or surrender.
Where does capitulatory come from?: From capitulate + -ory.

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