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Admit Defeat Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GIVEIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GIVEIN

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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• consent reluctantly

98%6Exact Match!
verb

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up what is not strictly needed

• part with a possession or right

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• relinquish possession or control over

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• stop consuming

97%7Exact Match!
verb

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• be willing to concede

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• acknowledge defeat

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The Guardian Quick30 Jul 2020 Down 16
The Guardian Quick30 Nov 2016 Down 3
New York Times24 Jun 2016 Down 7
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