concede

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kənˈsiːd/

• Audio (AU)

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Verb

Plain form concede

Third-person singular concedes

Past tense conceded

Past participle conceded

Present participle conceding

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you concede, you admit to something after resisting it.
   • Synonym: surrender

   I have to concede the argument.

   He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.

   Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.