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concede

Main Entry:: con·cede
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈsēd\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: con·ced·ed; con·ced·ing
Etymology:: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to yield
Date:: 1626

transitive verb1: to grant as a right or privilege2 a: to accept as true, valid, or accurate <the right of the state to tax is generally conceded> b: to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly <conceded that it might be a good idea>intransitive verb: to make concession : yield

synonyms see grant

— con·ced·ed·ly

Listen to the pronunciation of concededly

\-ˈsē-dəd-lē\ adverb

— con·ced·er noun

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