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Word: Concede
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈsiːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
Short Definition:finally admit something is true
Examples:- I had to concede that I'd overreacted
- ‘All right then,’ she conceded
Definition:
surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege)
Short Definition:surrender possession or right
Examples:- in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric
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