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con⋅cede
[kuh
n-seed]
verb, -ced⋅ed, -ced⋅ing.–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. |
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con·cede (kən-sēd') v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v. tr.
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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Concede
Con*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc['e]der. See Cede.]1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question. --Boyle. 2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of. 3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. --Burke. Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.Concede
Con*cede"\, v. i. To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. --Burke.
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Language Translation for : concede
Spanish:
reconocer, admitir,
German:
einräumen,
Japanese:
認める
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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