backdown

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a retraction of a previously held positionSynonyms: withdrawalclimb-downType of retraction, abjuration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Back′down′ (…), noun

A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. colloquial

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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