conceded

[kuhn-see-did]

adjective

1. allowed or admitted as true, proper, just, etc..

   A professional liar, when cornered, will strategically acknowledge a point without giving up the debate; those conceded points should form the basis of your response.

2. acknowledged without or before being officially confirmed.

   That argument did not set a legal precedent, because it was a conceded point and not a legally established one.

   In golf, a conceded putt is one your opponent gives you, without you completing the shot.

3. granted or yielded in a negotiation.

   Later that year, the oil company returned with security guards to install its equipment on the conceded territory.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of concede.

Other Word Forms

• concededly adverb
• unconceded adjective
• well-conceded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conceded¹

concede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Pylon founder instead conceded a sliver of conventional life and rented a four-bedroom apartment a block away.

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Speaking ahead of Friday's second Test against the West Indies in New Delhi, Gill conceded that it was a challenge to play all three international formats, but that was what drove him.

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Rune looked increasingly rattled as he failed to assert control, and despite hitting two aces in the tiebreak, ultimately conceded the second set.

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Notable in those games was the amount of penalties both conceded.

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They did not capitalise on chances to extend their early lead and then conceded in second-half stoppage time as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa in the league last month.

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