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Concede \Con*cede"\ (k[o^]n*s[=e]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Conceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere,
concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F.
conc['e]der. See {Cede}.]
1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede
the point in question. --Boyle.
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2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
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3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
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We concede that their citizens were those who lived
under different forms. --Burke.
Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
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