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concede

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con⋅cede

  [kuhn-seed] verb, -ced⋅ed, -ced⋅ing.
Use concede in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right.
2. to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established: to concede an election before all the votes are counted.
3. to grant as a right or privilege; yield: to concede a longer vacation for all employees.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make concession; yield; admit: She was so persistent that I conceded at last.
Origin:
1625–35; < L concēdere, equiv. to con- con- + cēdere to withdraw, yield, cede

Related forms:
con⋅ced⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
con⋅ced⋅er, noun
con⋅ces⋅si⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. grant.

Antonyms:
1. deny. 3. refuse.
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con·cede   (kən-sēd')   
v.   con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes

v.   tr.

  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

  2. To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).

v.   intr.
To make a concession: yield: The losing candidate conceded at midnight after the polls had closed.

[French concéder, from Latin concēdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ced'ed·ly (-sē'dĭd-lē) adv., con·ced'er n.
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Word Origin & History

concede 
1632, from L. concedere "give way, yield," from com-, intensive prefix, + cedere "to go, grant, give way" (see cede).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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