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con·cede    Audio Help   [kuhn-seed] Pronunciation Key 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.

[Origin: 1625–35; < L concédere, equiv. to con- con- + cédere to withdraw, yield, cede]

con·ced·ed·ly, adverb
con·ced·er, noun
con·ces·si·ble, adjective

1. grant.
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.
  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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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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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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