conceding

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

conceding
    n 1: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession},
         {conceding}, {yielding}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

conceding \conceding\ adj.
   signifying a concession. [prenominal]

   Syn: concessive.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

conceding \conceding\ n.
   the act of conceding or yielding.

   Syn: concession, yielding.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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