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Definition of Concede
1. Verb. Admit (to a wrongdoing). "She confessed that she had taken the money"
Exact synonyms: Confess, Profess
Generic synonyms: Acknowledge, Admit
Specialized synonyms: Fess Up, Make A Clean Breast Of, Own Up
Derivative terms: Confession, Confession, Confessor, Profession
Generic synonyms: Acknowledge, Admit
Specialized synonyms: Fess Up, Make A Clean Breast Of, Own Up
Derivative terms: Confession, Confession, Confessor, Profession
2. Verb. Be willing to concede. "I grant you this much"
Exact synonyms: Grant, Yield
Generic synonyms: Agree, Concord, Concur, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Forgive
Derivative terms: Conceding, Concession, Concessive, Yielding
Generic synonyms: Agree, Concord, Concur, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Forgive
Derivative terms: Conceding, Concession, Concessive, Yielding
3. Verb. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
Exact synonyms: Cede, Grant, Yield
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Cession, Conceding, Concession
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Cession, Conceding, Concession
4. Verb. Acknowledge defeat. "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
Definition of Concede
1. v. t. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
2. v. i. To yield or make concession.
Definition of Concede
1. Verb. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question. ¹
2. Verb. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of. ¹
3. Verb. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. ¹
4. Verb. To yield or make concession. ¹
5. Verb. (sports) To have a goal or point scored against ¹
6. Verb. (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Concede
1. to acknowledge as true [v -CEDED, -CEDING, -CEDES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concede
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