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concede
[ kuhn-seed ]
verb (used with object)
- to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
He finally conceded that she was right.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
to concede an election before all the votes are counted.
- to grant as a right or privilege; yield:
to concede a longer vacation for all employees.
Antonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to make a concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat:
She was so persistent that I conceded at last.
My favorite candidate conceded before the polls were even closed!
concede
/ əˈː /
verb
- when tr, may take a clause as object to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
- to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
- tr to admit as certain in outcome
to concede an election
Derived Forms
- Dzˈ, noun
- Dzˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·· noun
- Dz··· [k, uh, n-, ses, -, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·Dz· verb (used with object) preconceded preconceding
- ܲ·Dz··Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of concede1
Example Sentences
PNM leader Keith Rowley conceded defeat late on Monday, saying that it had not been a good night for his party and that it was clear that it had lost the election.
Having conceded seven first-half tries, whatever was said at the interval had little effect as they let in six more after the break.
That would set ministers on a collision course with trade unions and - government insiders privately concede - make a new wave of strikes possible.
That said, she concedes that some hesitation isn’t entirely unfounded.
But within minutes indiscipline undid their hard work once again when flanker Jack O'Donoghue was sin-binned for conceding a penalty try.
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