CONCEDE


Meaning of CONCEDE in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.