Concede definition
Conceded that we made a mistake.
An example of concede is a political candidate giving a speech saying they've lost to their opponent.
Concede an election; concede a chess match.
Conceded the region when signing the treaty.
The losing candidate conceded after the polls had closed.
To concede a point in argument.
A candidate conceding defeat on election night.
To concede a baseball game if down by ten runs.
To concede autonomy to local governments, to concede a gimme in a golf match.
Origin of concede
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old French conceder, from Latin concedō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cedō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).
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