1. (f.) derrota - we had to admit defeat: nos tuvimos que dar por vencidos

1. (vt) derrotar - Yates defeated Decker in the final: Yates derrotó a Decker en la final the crossword defeated us in the end: el crucigrama era tan difícil que al final nos dimos por vencidos why he wants to do that defeats me: no logro entender por qué quiere hacer eso