CONCEDE

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

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Etymology

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• (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

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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

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