What does "concede" mean?
Concede: To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
Additional senses
- 2.To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. Burke.
- 3.To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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