concede

concede
verb
1 ADMIT STH IS TRUE (T) to admit that something is true or correct although you wish it was not true: "You could be right I suppose", Sheila conceded. | concede (that): I concede that he's a good runner, but I still think I can beat him.
2 ADMIT DEFEAT (I, T) to admit that you are not going to win a battle, argument, or game because you are not strong enough or good enough to win: The army conceded and the enemy claimed victory. | concede defeat: Matthew kept on arguing, unwilling to concede defeat.
3 concede a goal/point etc to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a goal, point etc during a game: Manchester United were unlucky to concede a goal before half-time.
4 GIVE STH AS A RIGHT (T) to give something to someone as a right or privilege (1): concede sth to: The richer nations will never concede equal status to the poorer countries.
5 GIVE STH UNWILLINGLY (T) to give something to someone unwillingly after trying to keep it: concede sth to: After the First World War Germany conceded a lot of land to her neighbours.
-see also: concession

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • concede — [kən sēd′] vt. conceded, conceding [L concedere < com , with + cedere, to go, grant, CEDE] 1. to admit as true or valid; acknowledge [to concede a point in argument] 2. to admit as certain or proper [to concede victory to an opponent] 3. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Concede — Con*cede (k[o^]n*s[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere, concessum; con + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc[ e]der. See {Cede}.] 1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • concede — UK US /kənˈsiːd/ verb ► [T] to admit that something exists or is true, often unwillingly: concede that »The chairman conceded that shareholders had been impacted by the decline in market prices . »The insurers ultimately conceded liability for… …   Financial and business terms

  • Concede — Con*cede , v. i. To yield or make concession. [1913 Webster] I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • concédé — concédé, ée (kon sé dé, dée) part. passé. Les terres concédées par l État aux colons …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • concede — 1630s, from M.Fr. concéder or directly from L. concedere give way, yield, go away, depart, retire, figuratively agree, consent, give precedence, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + cedere to go, grant, give way (see CEDE (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

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