concede
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concede
- /kənˈsiːd/ UK
- /kənˈsid/ US
- [kənˈsɪid] UK
Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).
verb concedes · conceding · conceded
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To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
I have to concede the argument.
Similar: capitulate
- To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
- To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge Soda was added to an interval pregnant with legal stultifications, and the trooper continued to say nothing till he had taken a swig at his almost neat whisky. It fulfilled its function of humanizing him on the spot, though he refused to concede his astuteness to a mere gulp of liquor.
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To yield or make concession.
Similar: accede
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To have a goal or point scored against
I don't know how they conceded that goal; their defense was so solid.
Similar: let in
- (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
Similar: give up, come around, give way
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yield, cede, grant, confess, profess, surrender, admit, give, waive, compromise, succumb, allow, accept, relinquish, acknowledge, renounce
verb
Similar: give up, come around, give way
Translations
Every language
verb to yield or suffer; to surrender
| Español | conceder |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양보하다 yangbohada |
| 日本語 | 敗北を認める haiboku o mitomeru, 譲歩する jōhosuru |
| 中文 | 投降 tóuxiáng |
| Português | ceder |
| Français | concéder, céder, admettre |
| Deutsch | zugeben, zugestehen |
| Русский | сдава́ться sdavátʹsja, сда́ться sdátʹsja, уступа́ть ustupátʹ, уступи́ть ustupítʹ |
| עברית | קיבל \ קִבֵּל kibél, ויתר \ וִתֵּר vitér |
verb to grant, as a right or privilege
| Español | conceder, exaudir |
|---|---|
| Português | conceder, outorgar, conferir |
| Français | concéder |
| Русский | признава́ть priznavátʹ, призна́ть priznátʹ |
verb to admit to be true
| Español | conceder, dar la razón a |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 認める mitomeru |
| 中文 | 承认 chéngrèn |
| Português | conceder, reconhecer |
| Français | concéder que, reconnaître, admettre |
| Deutsch | einräumen, zugestehen |
| Ελληνικά | παραδέχομαι paradéchomai |
| Русский | признава́ть priznavátʹ, призна́ть priznátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thừa nhận |
verb to yield or make concession
| Português | conceder |
|---|---|
| Français | céder |
| Русский | уступа́ть ustupátʹ, уступи́ть ustupítʹ |
verb (sports) to have a point scored against
| Français | concéder |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zulassen |
| Русский | пропуска́ть propuskátʹ, пропусти́ть propustítʹ |
Talk about this word "concede." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concede. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concede. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concede "concede." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concede.Cite this
@misc{concede_2026,
title = {concede},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concede},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
