[con.cede] vb con.ced.ed ; con.ced.ing [F or L; F conceder, fr. L concedere, fr. com- + cedere to yield] vt (1632) 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 ~ vi: to make concession: yield syn see grant -- con.ced.ed.ly adv -- con.ced.er n