Home › Words › O › opitulationopitulation/oʊˌpɪt͡ʃ(j)əˈleɪʃən/opitulation means the act of helping or aiding; assistance.opitulation is pronounced /oʊˌpɪt͡ʃ(j)əˈleɪʃən/.EtymologyFrom Latin opitulatio, from opitulari (“to bring help”).nounThe act of helping or aiding; assistance.e.g.“for the railing of some auxiliary opitulation” — 1642, Lord Lithe, An Armie for Ireland:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).