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Meaning of concede in English
Pronunciation
/kənˈsid/
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Verb
concede
Etymology
late 15th century: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con-‘completely’ + cedere‘yield’
Definitions
1.
admit, make a clean breast of
Examples
« She confessed that she had taken the money »
2.
be willing to concede
Examples
« I grant you this much »
3.
give over
Examples
« surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another »
4.
acknowledge defeat
Examples
« The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose »