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   concede

   /kənˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it: "I had to concede that I'd overreacted" Similar admitacknowledgeacceptallowgrantrecognizeownconfessagreeinformal:take on boardOpposite deny
   • ▪ admit (defeat) in a match or contest: "reluctantly, Ellen conceded defeat"
   • ▪ admit defeat in (a match or contest): "they conceded the match to their opponents"
   • 2. surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege): "in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric" 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 sport) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point): "they have conceded only one goal in seven matches"
   • ▪ allow (a lead or advantage) to slip: "he took an early lead which 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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