English dictionary

concede

/k/@/n's/i/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

admit (to a wrongdoing)

verb.communication

Synonyms confess profess

Source: WordNet 3.0
be willing to concede

verb.communication

Synonyms grant yield

Source: WordNet 3.0
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

verb.possession

Synonyms cede grant yield

Source: WordNet 3.0
acknowledge defeat

verb.competition

Examples
The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to <i>concede</i> the point in question.

verb

Source: webster1913
To yield or make concession.

verb

Source: webster1913