concede

[Con*cede·]

If you concede something, you admit that it is true, proper, or certain––usually in an unwilling way and often in the context of a competition, as in "At midnight, the candidate finally conceded defeat."

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To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as. to concede the point in question.

Verb
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

Verb
admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

Verb
acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

Verb
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

v. t.
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

v. t.
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

v. t.
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.

v. i.
To yield or make concession.

Concede

Con*cede" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc'82der. 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.

Syn. -- To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.

Concede

Con*cede", v. i. To yield or make concession.

I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet.

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as. to concede the point in question.

To yield or make concession.

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Usage Examples

A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction.

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