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
Rashed-Arabic
Parastoo-Persian
Li (1)-Chinese
Atanasij-Macedonian
AnneliAHN-ne-leeFinnish
Derry-Irish