What is "concede" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does concede mean in English? Meaning of concede definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "concede" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "concede": admit (to a wrongdoing)

Verb

  • Meaning: admit (to a wrongdoing)
  • Example: She confessed that she had taken the money
  • Synonyms: concede confess profess
  • Hyponyms: fess up make a clean breast of own up
  • Hypernyms: acknowledge admit
  • Meaning of "concede": be willing to concede

    Verb

  • Meaning: be willing to concede
  • Example: I grant you this much
  • Synonyms: concede grant yield
  • Hyponyms: forgive
  • Hypernyms: agree concord concur hold
  • Meaning of "concede": give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

    Verb

  • Meaning: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  • Synonyms: cede concede grant yield
  • Hypernyms: give
  • Meaning of "concede": acknowledge defeat

    Verb

  • Meaning: acknowledge defeat
  • Example: The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose
  • Synonyms: concede
  • Hypernyms: give up surrender
  • Synonyms:

    relinquish, cede, hand over, quit, confess, grant, accept, admit, yield, allow, surrender, capitulate, accord, own, ditto, waive, award, fold, avow, bury the hatchet, cry uncle, knuckle under, let on, fess up, cave in, give up, go along with, go with the flow, own up, play ball with, say uncle, throw in the towel, yes one,

    Antonyms:

    deny, repudiate, refuse, veto, reject, dispute, disallow, disapprove, contradict, disacknowledge, dissent, hold, keep, defend, fight, win, disagree,

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    concede in English: concede
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