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Concede (verb)
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
“I have to concede the argument.”
“He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.”
“Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.”
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Concede (verb)
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
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Concede (verb)
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
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Concede (verb)
To yield or make concession.
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Concede (verb)
To have a goal or point scored against
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Concede (verb)
(of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one’s bowling.
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Conceed (verb)
misspelling of concede
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Concede (verb)
admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
“I had to concede that I’d overreacted”
“‘All right then,’ she conceded”
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Concede (verb)
admit (defeat) in a match or contest
“reluctantly, Ellen conceded defeat”
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Concede (verb)
admit defeat in (a match or contest)
“they conceded the match to their opponents”
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Concede (verb)
surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege)
“in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric”
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Concede (verb)
grant (a right, privilege, or demand)
“their rights to redress of grievances were conceded once more”
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Concede (verb)
(in sport) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point)
“they have conceded only one goal in seven matches”
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Concede (verb)
allow (a lead or advantage) to slip
“he took an early lead which he never conceded”