/ kənˈsiːd; NAmE / verb
1.
concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth to admit that sth is true, logical, etc. :
[ v speech ]
'Not bad,' she conceded grudgingly.
[ v ( that )]
He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.
[ vn ]
I had to concede the logic of this.
[ vn , vnn ]
He reluctantly conceded the point to me.
He reluctantly conceded me the point.
[ vn that ]
It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.
➡ note at admit
2.
concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth :
[ vn ]
The President was obliged to concede power to the army.
England conceded a goal immediately after half-time.
[ vnn ]
Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s.
3.
concede (defeat) to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc. :
[ v ]
After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.
[ vn ]
Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat.
—see also concession
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from French concéder or Latin concedere , from con- completely + cedere yield.