admit defeat



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admit defeat

To yield to the opposition or accept that one is wrong in some pursuit. Well, I ran a good campaign, but it is time I admitted defeat in this election.
See also: admit, defeat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ricardaree-KAHR-dah (Spanish)Spanish, German
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Turin-Literature
SÉGolÈNe-French
Escobar[es'kɔvɔr]
Ignacja-Polish