concede, yield, grant
(verb) be willing to concede; “I grant you this much”
concede, profess, confess
(verb) admit (to a wrongdoing); “She confessed that she had taken the money”
concede
(verb) acknowledge defeat; “The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose”
concede, yield, cede, grant
(verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
concede (third-person singular simple present concedes, present participle conceding, simple past and past participle conceded)
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
To yield or make concession.
(sports) To have a goal or point scored against
(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
• (surrender): capitulate, give up; See also surrender
• (in sports): let in
• (yield or make concession): accede, come around, give way; See also accede
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding.] Etym: [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. concéder. See Cede.]
1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as. to concede the point in question. Boyle.
2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. Burke.
Syn.
– To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
Con*cede", v. i.
Definition: To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
