con ‧ cede /kənˈsiːd/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: concéder , from Latin concedere , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + cedere ( , ↑ cede ) ]
1 . ADMIT SOMETHING IS TRUE [intransitive and transitive] to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true ⇨ concession :
‘That’s the only possible solution.’ ‘Yes, I suppose so,’ Charles conceded.
concede (that)
I conceded that I had made a number of errors.
2 . ADMIT DEFEAT [intransitive and transitive] to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc ⇨ concession :
The Georgian forces defended the capital but were finally obliged to concede.
In May 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to Berlin.
3 . concede a goal/point/penalty to not be able to stop your opponent from getting a ↑ goal etc during a game:
The team has conceded only 19 goals in 28 games.
4 . GIVE SOMETHING AS A RIGHT [transitive] to give something to someone as a right or ↑ privilege , often unwillingly ⇨ concession
concede something to somebody
The King finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament.
Finally the company conceded wage increases to their workers.