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concede

/kənˈsid/verb2 syllables

Concede means: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.

Synonyms for concede12

verb, as in give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

yield, cede, grant

verb, as in admit (to a wrongdoing)

profess, confess

verb, as in be willing to concede

yield, grant

also used for concede

capitulate, give, accede, let in, give up, come around, give way

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What does concede mean?4

verb

1

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

2

admit (to a wrongdoing)“She confessed that she had taken the money”

3

be willing to concede“I grant you this much”

4

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with concede?32

three syllables

guaranteeddisagreed
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All 32 rhymes for concede, grouped by syllable

Concede in a sentence

  • I concede the point, but not the argument.catcher
  • We must concede that we committed an error.Zifre
  • They concede most of their goals from set pieces.sportsfreak
  • He conceded us the use of his yacht.al_ex_an_der
  • England’s goalkeeper was criticized for the amount of goals he conceded.trieuho
  • The team conceded a goal after twenty minutes.sundown
  • The tape having been replayed, the referee conceded that the ball had crossed the line.LittleBoy
  • The accountant would not concede the mistake.CK

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Forms of concede

as a verb

past tense
conceded
present participle
conceding
third-person singular
concedes
past participle
conceded