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–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 concédere, equiv. to con- con- + cédere 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 Audio Help   (kən-sēd') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes

v.   tr.

To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
concede

1632, from L. concedere "give way, yield," from com-, intensive prefix, + cedere "to go, grant, give way" (see cede).

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concede
verb
1.	admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
2.	be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
3.	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
4.	acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

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concede1 [kənˈsiːd] verb

to admit
Example: He conceded that he had been wrong.

Arabic:	يُسلِّـم بِ، يُقـرُّ
Chinese (Simplified):	承认
Chinese (Traditional):	承認
Czech:	připustit
Danish:	indrømme
Dutch:	toegeven
Estonian:	möönma
Finnish:	myöntää
French:	reconnaître que
German:	einräumen
Greek:	παραδέχομαι
Hungarian:	beleegyezik
Icelandic:	játa
Indonesian:	mengakui
Italian:	ammettere

Japanese:	認める
Korean:	시인하다
Latvian:	atzīt; pieļaut
Lithuanian:	pripažinti
Norwegian:	innrømme, vedgå, erkjenne
Polish:	przyznawać
Portuguese (Brazil):	admitir
Portuguese (Portugal):	reconhecer
Romanian:	a recunoaşte (că)
Russian:	признать
Slovak:	pripustiť
Slovenian:	priznati
Spanish:	reconocer, admitir
Swedish:	medge
Turkish:	kabul etmek

concede2 [kənˈsiːd] verb

to grant (eg a right)

Arabic:	يخوّل، يَمْنَح (حَقّا)
Chinese (Simplified):	给与
Chinese (Traditional):	給與
Czech:	uznat, přiznat (právo na)
Danish:	afstå; overgive
Dutch:	toestaan
Estonian:	ametlikult andma
Finnish:	myöntää
French:	accorder
German:	gewähren
Greek:	παραχωρώ (π.χ. δικαίωμα)
Hungarian:	megad
Icelandic:	leyfa
Indonesian:	menyetujui
Italian:	concedere

Japanese:	与える
Korean:	용인하다
Latvian:	piekāpties
Lithuanian:	pripažinti, atiduoti, perleisti
Norwegian:	gjøre innrømmelser (overfor), gå med på
Polish:	przyznawać
Portuguese (Brazil):	conceder
Portuguese (Portugal):	conceder
Romanian:	a acorda
Russian:	уступить (право)
Slovak:	priznať
Slovenian:	podeliti
Spanish:	conceder
Swedish:	bevilja
Turkish:	vermek

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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.

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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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