concede

concede

yielding without necessarily agreeing: He conceded the election before all the votes were in.

Not to be confused with:

accede – assent or yield; give consent; agree: accede to the terms of the agreement; to attain an office; succeed: accede to the throne

exceed – to go beyond the bounds: exceed the speed limit; outdo; beat

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con·cede

 (kən-sēd′)

v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes

v.tr.

1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit: conceded that we made a mistake. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

2.

a. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).

b. To acknowledge defeat in: concede an election; concede a chess match.

3.

a. To yield or surrender (something owned or disputed, such as land): conceded the region when signing the treaty.

b. To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).

c. Sports To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.

v.intr.

To make a concession or acknowledge defeat; yield: The losing candidate conceded after the polls had closed.

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[French concéder, from Latin concēdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·ced′ed·ly (-sē′dĭd-lē) adv.

con·ced′er n.

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concede

(kənˈsiːd)

vb

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct

2. to yield or allow (something, such as a right)

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to admit as certain in outcome: to concede an election.

[C17: from Latin concēdere, from cēdere to give way, cede]

conˈcededly adv

conˈceder n

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con•cede

(kənˈsid)

v. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. v.t.

1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit, often grudgingly: 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.

3. to grant as a right or privilege; yield.

v.i.

4. to make concession; yield; admit.

[1625–35; < Latin concēdere=con- con- + cēdere to withdraw, yield, cede]

con•ced′ed•ly, adv.

con•ced′er, n.

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concede

Past participle: conceded
Gerund: conceding

Imperative

concede

concede

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	concede - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" confess, profess acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
	2.	concede - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" grant, yield agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
	3.	concede - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another cede, yield, grant give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
	4.	concede - acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

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concede

verb

1. admit, allow, accept, acknowledge, own, grant, confess She finally conceded that he was right.
admit deny, protest, reject, dispute, contest, refute, disclaim

2. give up, yield, hand over, surrender, relinquish, cede The central government has never conceded that territory to the Kurds.
give up beat, defeat, conquer, make a stand, fight to the bitter end

concede defeat capitulate, give up, yield, submit, surrender, give in, come to terms, succumb, cave in (informal), relent, throw in the towel I eventually had to concede defeat.

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concede

verb

1. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of:

acknowledge, admit, avow, confess, grant, own (up).

Slang: fess up.

Chiefly Regional: allow.

2. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:

accord, award, give, grant, vouchsafe.

3. To make a concession:

compromise.

Idioms: give and take, go fifty-fifty, meet someone halfway.

4. To cease opposition:

give in, yield.

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Translations

يخوّل، يَمْنَحيُسلِّـم بِ، يُقـرُّ

připustitpřiznatuznat

afståindrømmeovergive

einräumengewährenkonzedierenüberlassenzugeben

admitircederconcederdarse por vencidoreconocer

confessercroirehomologuerreconnaître

לוותרלקבל

játaleyfa

ammettere

perleisti

atzītpiekāptiespieļaut

toegeven

gjøre innrømmelservedgå

уступить

kabul etmekvermek

承认给与

concede

[kənˈsiːd]

A. VT [+ point, argument] → reconocer, conceder; [+ game, territory] → ceder
to concede that → admitir que
to concede defeat → darse por vencido

B. VI → ceder, darse por vencido

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concede

[kənˈsiːd]

vt

(= admit) [+ fact, point] → admettre, reconnaître
to concede defeat → s'avouer vaincu(e)
to concede (that) ... → concéder que ..., reconnaître que ...

[+ goal] → concéder; [+ penalty] → concéder

vi → céder

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concede

vt

(= yield, give up) privilege → aufgeben; lands → abtreten (→ to an +acc); to concede a right to somebody → jdm ein Recht überlassen; to concede victory to somebody → vor jdm kapitulieren; to concede a match (= give up) → aufgeben, sich geschlagen geben; (= lose) → ein Match abgeben; to concede a penalty → einen Elfmeter verursachen; to concede a point to somebody → jdm in einem Punkt recht geben; (Sport) → einen Punkt an jdn abgeben

(= admit, grant) → zugeben, einräumen (form); privilege → einräumen (to sb jdm); right → zubilligen, zugestehen (to sb jdm); it’s generally conceded that … → es ist allgemein anerkannt, dass …; to concede defeat → sich geschlagen geben

vi → nachgeben, kapitulieren

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concede

[kənˈsiːd]

1. vt (admit, point, defeat) → ammettere; (argument) → riconoscere la validità di; (territory) → cedere
to concede victory → darla vinta

2. vi → cedere

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concede

(kənˈsiːd) verb

1. to admit. He conceded that he had been wrong. toegee; opgee, oorgee, erken يُسلِّـم بِ، يُقـرُّ отстъпвам reconhecer připustit einräumen indrømme παραδέχομαιreconocer, admitir möönma تصدیق کردن؛ پذیرفتن myöntää reconnaître que לְהוֹדוֹת मान लेना priznati beleegyezik mengakui játa ammettere 認める 인전하다 pripažinti atzīt; pieļaut mengaku toegeveninnrømme, vedgå, erkjenneprzyznawać غاړه ايښوول، منل، تن ايښوول، تسليمېدل: اعتراف كول غوره ګڼل reconhecer a recunoaşte (că) признать pripustiť priznati priznati medge ยอมรับ kabul etmek 承認 визнавати تسلیم کرنا thừa nhận 承认

2. to grant (eg a right). inwillig, toestaan يخوّل، يَمْنَح (حَقّا) признавам conceder uznat, přiznat (právo na) gewähren afstå; overgive παραχωρώconceder ametlikult andma اعطا کردن؛ واگذار کردن myöntää accorder לְהַעֲנִיק प्रदान कर देना odobriti megad menyetujui leyfa concedere 与える 허용하다 pripažinti, atiduoti, perleisti piekāpties menyerahkan toestaangjøre innrømmelser, gå med påprzyznawać وركول، بخښل: منل conceder a acorda уступить priznať podeliti priznati bevilja ยินยอม vermek 給與 поступатися عطا کرنا nhường 给与

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