Bested and Yield

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Yield is an antonym for bested in defeat topic.

Nearby Word: besting

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Bested is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

In the finale of The Pirates of Penzance, the pirates have just bested the constables, when the policemen ask the pirates to yield in the name of Queen Victoria.

Source: Swiper, No Swiping!

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