Verb: concede kun'seed
- Be willing to admit or forced to agree
"I concede you this much";
- yield, grant
- Admit (to a wrongdoing)
"She conceded that she had taken the money";
- profess, confess
- Acknowledge defeat
"The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
- Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
"The general conceded defeat";
- yield, cede, grant
Derived forms: conceded, concedes, conceding
Type of: acknowledge, admit, agree, concord, concur, give, give up, hold, surrender
Encyclopedia: Concede