concede

[ kuhn-seed ]

/ kənˈsid /

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verb (used with object), con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing.

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!

OTHER WORDS FOR concede

1 grant.

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OPPOSITES FOR concede

1 deny.

3 refuse.

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Origin of concede

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin concēdere, equivalent to con- con- + cēdere “to withdraw, yield”; see cede

OTHER WORDS FROM concede

con·ced·er, nouncon·ces·si·ble

[kuhn-ses-uh-buhl], /kənˈsɛs ə bəl/, adjectivepre·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

1. accede, concede , exceed2. cede, concede , secede, seed

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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.
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She 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 Post
One Homeland Security official called it “another Tuesday on the internet,” but conceded there was still cause for concern in the election aftermath.
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Makeshift 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.
Fluker joins Woolly Mammoth board|Patrick Folliard|November 5, 2020|Washington Blade
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|DAILY BEAST
As I anticipated, my “bridge proposal” was criticized by both sides for conceding too much to the other.
Liberal Zionists Should Support BDS|Jerry Haber|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
As of last night, Democrats were conceding the estate tax plus the higher exemption on tax rates, which had risen to $450,000.
Will Obama Yield on Taxes?|Justin Green|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The government would not act a weak part in conceding the abolition of the oath in the said cases.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Miss 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. Trowbridge
Yet 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 Chittenden
Men 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 Jones
Startling 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

concede

/ (kənˈsiːd) /

verb

(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 outcometo concede an election

Derived forms of concede

concededly, adverbconceder, noun

Word Origin for concede

C17: from Latin concēdere, from cēdere to give way, cede

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