concede

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to admit that something is true, often unwillingly

   She finally conceded that I was right.

2. 2
   verb

   to admit that you have lost a game, election, or argument

   The candidate conceded once it was clear he would lose.

3. 3
   verb

   to let your opponent score a goal or point against you

   The team conceded a late goal and drew the match.

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).

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