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Synonyms
con·cede (kən-sēd́)

[French concéder, from Latin concēdere, com-, intensive pref.; see com–, + cēdere, to yield.]

verb: -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See synonyms at acknowledge
  2. To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).

intransitive verb 

To make a concession: yield: The losing candidate conceded at midnight after the polls had closed.

derivatives

con·ced́ed·ly
adverb
con·ced́er
noun