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concede
[ kuhn-seed ]
verb (used with object)
- to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
He finally conceded that she was right.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
to concede an election before all the votes are counted.
- to grant as a right or privilege; yield:
to concede a longer vacation for all employees.
Antonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to make a concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat:
She was so persistent that I conceded at last.
My favorite candidate conceded before the polls were even closed!
concede
/ əˈː /
verb
- when tr, may take a clause as object to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
- to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
- tr to admit as certain in outcome
to concede an election
Derived Forms
- Dzˈ, noun
- Dzˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·· noun
- Dz··· [k, uh, n-, ses, -, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·Dz· verb (used with object) preconceded preconceding
- ܲ·Dz··Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of concede1
Example Sentences
But within minutes indiscipline undid their hard work once again when flanker Jack O'Donoghue was sin-binned for conceding a penalty try.
The council conceded that they had a legal obligation to provide male and female facilities at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
But at the Court of Session in Edinburgh the council conceded that they had a legal obligation to provide male and female facilities.
He conceded that Democrats running for governor aren’t campaigning in the best of times, or benefiting from a whole lot of goodwill.
President Zelensky has already made it clear Ukraine would never concede that Crimea is Russian sovereignty.
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