# concede

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SEED" US /kənˈsid/, UK /kənˈsiːd/

## Verb

1. To admit or agree that something is true; to acknowledge it as correct.
   - Simple: To finally agree that something someone said is true.
   - _Even his critics concede that the new policy has saved money._
   - _She conceded the point once the evidence was laid out in front of her._
2. To yield, surrender, or grant something to another party.
   - Simple: To give up something or let another side have it.
   - _The general refused to concede any ground to the advancing army._
   - _They conceded the disputed territory in order to end the war._
3. To grant something such as a right or privilege; to make a concession of it.
   - Simple: To give someone a right or special permission.
   - _The crown agreed to concede new trading rights to the merchants._
   - _The company conceded additional benefits to its workers after the strike._
4. To yield or give way; to make a concession.
   - Simple: To give in during an argument or contest.
   - _Neither delegation was willing to concede during the long negotiations._
   - _After the recount confirmed the result, the candidate finally conceded._
5. To have a goal or point scored against one's team during a match.
   - Simple: To let the other team score a goal or point against you.
   - _If they concede again, they will drop out of the tournament._
   - _The defense played well but conceded a late goal in stoppage time._
6. Of a bowler in cricket, to have runs scored off one's bowling.
   - Simple: In cricket, to let the other team score runs off your bowling.
   - _Spinners who concede too many runs are quickly dropped from the side._
   - _The young bowler conceded twenty runs in his opening spell._

## Origin

This comes through Old French conceder from Latin concēdō ("give way, yield"), formed from con- ("wholly") and cēdō ("to yield, grant"), which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ked- ("to go, yield").

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