concede
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right.
to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established: to concede an election before all the votes are counted.
to grant as a right or privilege; yield: to concede a longer vacation for all employees.
to make a concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat: She was so persistent that I conceded at last.My favorite candidate conceded before the polls were even closed!
Origin of concede
1Other words for concede
Opposites for concede
Other words from concede
- con·ced·er, noun
- con·ces·si·ble [kuhn-ses-uh-buhl], /kənˈsɛs ə bəl/, adjective
- pre·con·cede, verb (used with object), pre·con·ced·ed, pre·con·ced·ing.
- un·con·ced·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with concede
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How to use concede in a sentence
To put that number in perspective, Liverpool conceded just 22 goals during the entire 2018-19 season.
Liverpool And Manchester City Look Ordinary. Are They? | Terrence Doyle | November 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightShe later conceded that she had not anticipated the struggles that awaited them.
Lucille Bridges, who stood by daughter Ruby through school desegregation, dies at 86 | Emily Langer | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostOne Homeland Security official called it “another Tuesday on the internet,” but conceded there was still cause for concern in the election aftermath.
Decrypted: Grayshift raises $47M, Apple bugs under attack, video game maker hacked | Zack Whittaker | November 9, 2020 | TechCrunchMakeshift lineups were largely responsible for conceding seven goals in the final two matches.
D.C. United’s first offseason priority: Hiring a coach | Steven Goff | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post“It’s not the most normal time to be doing this,” he easily concedes, yet Fluker remains undaunted.
Democrats are already conceding that the Republicans will likely pick up seats in 2014.
John Boehner Risks Social Conservative Wrath to Support Carl DeMaio | Ben Jacobs | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I anticipated, my “bridge proposal” was criticized by both sides for conceding too much to the other.
But after conceding that some gun reforms are OK, pivot back to areas of GOP strength: moral issues, family values.
In Town-Hall Meeting, Christie Counters Obama on Guns | Andrew Romano | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe president has been criticized either for doing too little or conceding too much.
Lessons From the Fiscal Cliff: the Political Fallout | Robert Shrum | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs of last night, Democrats were conceding the estate tax plus the higher exemption on tax rates, which had risen to $450,000.
The government would not act a weak part in conceding the abolition of the oath in the said cases.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamMiss Stuart had the art of granting small favours and of holding out alluring hopes without really conceding anything.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeYet those Governments were not founded on consent, and there was no compact conceding the right of secession.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenMen are more and more feeling the necessity of conceding a validity and objectivity to the concepts of History.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy | W. Tudor JonesStartling doctrine this to the slobbering vicegerent of God, conceding to the people acts to be revoked at his pleasure.
Hugh Miller | William Keith Leask
British Dictionary definitions for concede
/ (kənˈsiːd) /
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
(tr) to admit as certain in outcome: to concede an election
Origin of concede
1Derived forms of concede
- concededly, adverb
- conceder, noun
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