Mr / Ms ChippyDude concede, note spelling kənˈsiːd/ verb verb:...

Mr / Ms ChippyDude
concede, note spelling
kənˈsiːd/
verb
verb: concede; 3rd person present: concedes; past tense: conceded; past participle: conceded; gerund or present participle: conceding

1. 1.​
   admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
   "I had to concede that I'd overreacted"
   

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   0	synonyms:	admit, acknowledge, accept, allow, grant, recognize, own, confess; Moreagree;informaltake on board"I had to concede that I'd overreacted"

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   0	antonyms:	deny

   • admit (defeat) in a match or contest.
     "reluctantly, Ellen conceded defeat"
     

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     0	synonyms:	capitulate, give in, surrender, yield, give up the struggle, cave in, submit, raise/show the white flag, lay down one's arms; Moreback down, climb down;informalthrow in the towel, throw in the sponge

   • admit defeat in (a match or contest).
     "they conceded the match to their opponents"
2. 2.​
   surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege).
   "in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric"
   

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   0	synonyms:	surrender, yield, give up, relinquish, cede, hand over, turn over, part with, deliver up;