SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
concede
verb
To admit a point or yield something after resistance.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Admit or yield
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Usage distinction
Return to topCede transfers control; concede can merely admit that another person's point is correct.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See concede in use
The debater had to concede that the timeline was incomplete.
One designer was willing to concede that the original scoring chart was difficult to read, although she still defended its basic aim.
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