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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCEDING, ppr. Yielding; admitting; granting.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: concession, conceding, yielding]

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.