Concede
To admit that something is true or valid; to yield or grant, especially after negotiation.
verbConcede
To admit that something is true or valid; to yield or grant, especially after negotiation.
verbImagine This
During the 1996 election when most votes were counted, Bob Dole admitted that he had surrendered and congratulated Bill Clinton in his concession speech.
Sounds Like
kÉn-SEED
Looks Like
con-cede (cede = yield)
Remember This
Concede comes from Latin concedere, meaning to yield; the noun form is concession.
Other Forms
Connect With
cede (to yield); concession (the act of yielding); accede (to agree); recede (to move back); proceed (to go forward, related in form but opposite in meaning when used with 'cede' roots)
Note
The root ced(e) means to yield. The prefix con- means with or together, so concede literally means to yield with (the other side) after discussion.