admit defeat

bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb

abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit

back down call it quits cave in come to terms fold up give oneself over hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel

defend fight

agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten

counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold