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defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

frustration, defeat

n. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

admit

v. give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

kill, defeat, vote out, vote down

v. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

include, admit, let in, let participate

v. allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

admit, let in, allow in

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

capitulation, fall, surrender

n. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

destruction, death, end

n. a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

blow, bump

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

blow, shock

n. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

loss

n. the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

futility

n. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

acknowledge, recognize, know

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

recognize, accredit

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

grant, yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

credit

v. give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"

credit

v. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

grant, yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

recognize, accredit

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

cane, lambaste, lambast, flog

v. beat with a cane

club, bludgeon

v. strike with a club or a bludgeon

cudgel, strike with a cudgel

v. strike with a cudgel

reduce, keep down, subdue, repress, quash, subjugate

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

humble, make modest, make humble

v. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

vote, cast a vote

v. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

victory, triumph

n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

deny, declare untrue

v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

disclaim, make a disclaimer about

v. make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

exclude, shut out, keep out

v. prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

cut, ostracize, ostracise

v. avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

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