1
to accept one's inferiority;to take one's hat off to someone
2
to give up;to surrender;to strike one's colors
Other forms
かぶとを脱ぐ 【かぶとをぬぐ】 · 甲を脱ぐ 【かぶとをぬぐ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 冑を脱ぐ 【かぶとをぬぐ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 兜をぬぐ 【かぶとをぬぐ】 (search-only kanji form)