concede
[verb]
Synonyms:
- admit, accept, acknowledge, allow, confess, grant, own
- give up, cede, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield

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Antonyms: dispute, deny
Contrasted words: agitate, argue, debate, discuss, answer, confute, refute, controvert, refuse, reject
Related Words: cede, relinquish, waive

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English Thesaurus: admit, concede, acknowledge, confess, Granted/I grant you, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧cede /kənˈsiːd/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + cedere (, cede)]

1. ADMIT SOMETHING IS TRUE [intransitive and transitive] to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true ⇒ concession:
‘That’s the only possible solution.’ ‘Yes, I suppose so,’ Charles conceded.
concede (that)
I conceded that I had made a number of errors.

2. ADMIT DEFEAT [intransitive and transitive] to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc ⇒ concession:
The Georgian forces defended the capital but were finally obliged to concede.
In May 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to Berlin.

3. concede a goal/point/penalty to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a goal etc during a game:
The team has conceded only 19 goals in 28 games.

4. GIVE SOMETHING AS A RIGHT [transitive] to give something to someone as a right or privilege, often unwillingly ⇒ concession
concede something to somebody
The King finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament.
Finally the company conceded wage increases to their workers.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

concede
verb
ADV. eventually, finally | readily She readily concedes that there is much work still to be done.
grudgingly, reluctantly He reluctantly conceded that he was not fit enough to play in the match.
VERB + CONCEDE be forced to | be prepared to, be willing to He was not prepared to concede that he had acted illegally.
be reluctant to, be unwilling to | refuse to
PREP. to The firm should concede a significant salary increase to its employees.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

admit to agree unwillingly that something is true:
He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.
I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.
concede formal to admit something in a discussion or argument:
‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded.
It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.
acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formal to say that something is true or that a situation exists:
The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.
They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.
confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about:
Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.
I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.
Granted/I grant you formal spoken used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its own:
She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.
Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't had been very good recently.
own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess:
He owned up to the mistake straight away.
fess up informal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very serious:
Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?
come clean informal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hide:
They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.

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surrender to say officially that you want to stop fighting, especially in a war, because you realize that you cannot win – used about people and countries:
Two days later, the rebels surrendered.
Japan surrendered in August 1945.
give in to accept that you cannot win a game, argument, fight etc and stop trying to win it:
The players refused to give in and eventually won the game 4-3 in extra time.
The negotiations went on for days and neither side was prepared to give in.
admit/accept defeat to accept that you have not won something:
In July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan.
She wanted to run for the Presidency and refused to accept defeat.
concede formal to say that you are not going to win a game, argument, election etc, so that it officially ends:
He was forced to concede the match.
Davis conceded defeat in the election.

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