admit defeat
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.24 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To accept that one has lost a fight or competition.
Example Sentences
- "Sure. Comforting news. If that's the extent of the left's imagination, we may as well throw in the cards and admit defeat and go en masse to sign up at our nearest Anita Bryant Treatment Center!"
- "Mellor was forced to admit defeat in the wake of his fling with toe-sucking Antonia de Sancha and foreign trips with blonde Mona Bauwens."
- "One of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces has admitted defeat in trying to sort out its finances and is appealing to Beijing for help to avert default."
Inflected Forms
admits defeat (present, singular)
admitting defeat (participle, present)
admitted defeat (participle, past)
admitted defeat (past)