CONCEDE


Meaning of CONCEDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈsēd ]

verb

( con·ced·ed ; con·ced·ing )

Etymology: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to yield

Date: 1626

transitive verb

1. : to grant as a right or privilege

2.

a. : to accept as true, valid, or accurate

the right of the state to tax is generally conceded

b. : to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly

conceded that it might be a good idea

intransitive verb

: to make concession : yield

Synonyms: see grant

• con·ced·ed·ly -ˈsē-dəd-lē adverb

• con·ced·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.