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concede

verb

be willing to concede

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

  1. be willing to concede

    “I grant you this much”

verb

  1. admit (to a wrongdoing)

    “She confessed that she had taken the money”

verb

  1. acknowledge defeat

    “The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose”

verb

  1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

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Example Sentences

I grant you this much
She confessed that she had taken the money
The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose

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