About The Word Concede
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Concede
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What's The Definition Of Concede?
[v] be willing to concede; "I grant you this much..."
[v] make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money" [v] acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" [v] give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Synonyms | Synonyms for Concede: cede | confess | grant | grant | profess | yield | yield Related Terms | Find terms related to Concede: abandon | accept | accord | acknowledge | admit | admit everything | admit exceptions | agree provisionally | allow | allow for | assent grudgingly | avow | award | cede | come clean | confess | consider | consider the circumstances | consider the source | cop a plea | discount | disregard | express general agreement | give up | go along with | grant | let on | lift temporarily | make allowance for | not oppose | open up | out with it | own | own up | plead guilty | provide for | recognize | relax | relax the condition | relinquish | resign | set aside | spill | spill it | spit it out | submit | surrender | take account of | take into account | take into consideration | tell all | tell the truth | vouchsafe | waive | warrant | yield See Also | acknowledge | admit | agree | concord | concur | forgive | give | give up | hold | surrender Concede In Webster's Dictionary \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['e]der. 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. To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. --Burke. |
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