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
Tully-History
Soile-Finnish
RaphaËL-French
Fraser['feizə]
RikhardREEK-hahrdFinnish
Rudolph['ru:dɔlf]