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concede

v.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //kənˈsid// UK //kənsˈiːd// con·cede

v. to admit that you have lost a game or an argument. You use this when you stop fighting because you know the other side has won.

v. to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it; to acknowledge defeat before it has been officially established.


SIMPLE

The player decided to concede the match after falling behind by ten points.

CONTEXTUAL

With only five minutes left on the clock and a massive score gap, the visiting team had to concede defeat.

COMPLEX

Although the final votes were still being tallied, the candidate chose to concede the election to avoid further political instability and allow the transition to begin.

Synonyms
Origin

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”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object like 'defeat', 'a point', or 'the match'.

Pitfall

he conceded about his mistakehe conceded his mistakeConcede is transitive and does not require a preposition before the object.

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