v.tr.
1. a (often foll. by that + clause) admit (a defeat etc.) to be true (conceded that his work was inadequate). b admit defeat in.
2 (often foll. by to) grant, yield, or surrender (a right, a privilege, points or a start in a game, etc.).
3 Sport allow an opponent to score (a goal) or to win (a match), etc.
Derivatives:
conceder n.
Etymology: F conc{eacute}der or L concedere concess- (as com-, cedere yield)