Defeats and Give up

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Give up is an antonym for defeats in topics: frustrate, conquer in military manner, conquer in athletic contest.

Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Defeats is an antonym for give up.

The Riddler decides to try one last time to beat Batman, vowing that if Batman solves the riddle and defeats him, he'll give up crime forever.

Source: Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain / Comic Books
Needless to say, Denmark suffered a couple of crushing defeats in the spring of 1864, and at the peace negotiations they had to give up Schleswig and Holstein.

Source: Useful Notes / Danes With Drakens
One of the marginal benefits of body armor is that any attack which defeats it does give up energy in the process, meaning that it doesn't hit the body with its full force, and is therefore more survivable.

Source: Bullet Proof Vest

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