\Ca*pit"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capitulated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Capitulating}.] [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of
capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See {Capitular},
n.]
1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement,
   as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs.]
         There capitulates with the king . . . to take to
         wife his daughter Mary.               --Heylin.
         There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement
         to certain heads or capitula should not be called to
         capitulate.                           --Trench.
2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under
   several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates.
         The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated.
                                               --Macaulay.

\Ca*pit"u*late\, v. t.
To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on
certain conditions. [R.]