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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concede \Con*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr & vb n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere concessum con- + cedere to go along give way yield: cf F. conc['e]der. See {Cede}.] 1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as to concede the point in question. --Boyle. 2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of 3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. --Burke. Syn: To grant; allow admit yield; surrender. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conceding adj : making for or being a concession [syn: {concessive}, {conceding(a)}] n : the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession}, {yielding}]
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