conceding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of conceding or yielding
   concession; yielding.
   
2. verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
   confess; profess; concede.
   
   • She confessed that she had taken the money
3. verb be willing to concede
   yield; concede; grant.
   
   • I grant you this much
4. verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   cede; yield; concede; grant.
   
5. verb acknowledge defeat
   concede.
   
   • The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose

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