concede
concede is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accede
- accept
- acceptance
- accession
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiesce
- acquiescence
- adjustment
- admit
- agnition
- agnize
- agree
- agreement
- all
- allow
- and
- approval
- assent
- close
- come
- compliance
- comply
- concession
- confirmation
- consent
- course
- deign
- ear
- embrace
- fall
- give
- good
- grant
- have
- hesitate
- into
- jump
- meet
- not
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is concede.
- What is to grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of called?
- What is to admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. Burke called?
- What is to yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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