concede

/kənsˈiːd/

/kənˈsid/

to concede

MAIN VERB

to reluctantly admit that something is true after denying it first

synonyms : confess

be willing to concede

synonyms : grant

to grant something such as control, a privilege, or right, often reluctantly

synonyms : cede

to admit defeat in a competition, election, etc.

Examples

1. The state conceded.

2. The state conceded.

3. The president conceded any preemptive pardons to any of this.

4. Conceding 51 goals.