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   Con·cede

   /kənˈsēd/

   

   verb

   • 1. admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it: "I had to concede that I'd overreacted" Similar admitacknowledgeacceptallowgrantrecognizeownconfessagreeinformal:take on boardOpposite deny
   • ▪ admit (defeat) in a contest: "he conceded defeat"
   • ▪ admit defeat in (a contest): "ready to concede the gold medal"
   • 2. surrender or yield (something that one possesses): "to concede all the territory he'd won" Similar surrenderyieldgive uprelinquishcedehand overturn overpart withdeliver upforfeitsacrificeOpposite retaingain
   • ▪ grant (a right, privilege, or demand): "their rights to redress of grievances were conceded once more"
   • ▪ (in sports) fail to prevent the scoring of (a goal or point) by an opponent: "the coach conceded three safeties rather than kick into the wind"
   • ▪ allow (a lead or advantage) to slip: "he took an early lead that he never conceded"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conceder noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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