Thesaurus: concede

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1. v. t. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
2. v. t. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. v. t. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
4. v. i. To yield or make concession.
5. v. admit (to a wrongdoing)
6. v. be willing to concede
7. v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
8. v. acknowledge defeat
9. 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. To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke.
10. To yield or make concession.I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayedconcession at our feet. Burke.
11. v:100 v. admit (to a wrongdoing) v. be willing to concede v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another v. acknowledge defeat