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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCEDE, v.t. [L. To yield, give way, depart, desist.]
1. To yield; to admit as true, just or proper; to grant; to let pass undisputed; as, this must not be conceded without limitation. The advocate concedes the point in question.
2. To allow; to admit to be true.
We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: concede, profess, confess]
2: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant]
3: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant]
4: acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

Merriam Webster's

verb (conceded; conceding) Etymology: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to yield Date: 1626 transitive verb 1. to grant as a right or privilege 2. a. to accept as true, valid, or accurate <the right of the state to tax is generally conceded> b. to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly <conceded that it might be a good idea> intransitive verb to make concession ; yield Synonyms: see grant • concededly adverb • conceder noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) admit (a defeat etc.) to be true (conceded that his work was inadequate). b admit defeat in. 2 (often foll. by to) grant, yield, or surrender (a right, a privilege, points or a start in a game, etc.). 3 Sport allow an opponent to score (a goal) or to win (a match), etc. Derivatives: conceder n. Etymology: F concéder or L concedere concess- (as com-, cedere yield)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concede Con*cede", 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 concede the point in question. --Boyle. 2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of. 3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. --Burke. Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concede Con*cede", v. i. To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. --Burke.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(concedes, conceding, conceded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right... 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'... Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills. VERB: V that, V with quote, V n 2. If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions... Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos. = cede VERB: V n, V n to n 3. If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands. VERB: V n 4. In sport, if you concede goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. (BRIT; in AM, use give up) They conceded four goals to Leeds United... Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. VERB: V n to n, V n 5. If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival... Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship. VERB: V n to n, V n 6. If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad... He happily conceded the election. = accept VERB: V n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Surrender, yield, grant, give up. 2. Allow, admit, grant.

Moby Thesaurus

abandon, accept, accord, acknowledge, admit, admit everything, admit exceptions, agree provisionally, allow, allow for, assent grudgingly, avow, award, cede, come clean, confess, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, cop a plea, discount, disregard, express general agreement, give up, go along with, grant, let on, lift temporarily, make allowance for, not oppose, open up, out with it, own, own up, plead guilty, provide for, recognize, relax, relax the condition, relinquish, resign, set aside, spill, spill it, spit it out, submit, surrender, take account of, take into account, take into consideration, tell all, tell the truth, vouchsafe, waive, warrant, yield