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concede
- 1) verb, to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
- 2) verb, to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
- 3) verb, to admit as certain in outcome
Etymology
C17: from Latin concēdere, from cēdere to give way, cede
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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admit, allow, accept, acknowledge, own, grant, confess, give up, yield, hand over, surrender, relinquish, cede