## Meanings
1. to admit that something is true, often unwillingly
2. to admit that you have lost a game, election, or argument
3. to let your opponent score a goal or point against you

## Examples
- She finally conceded that I was right.
- The candidate conceded once it was clear he would lose.
- The team conceded a late goal and drew the match.

## Derived Forms
- concededly
- concedence
- reconcede
- unconcede
- unconceded
- unconceding

## Related Forms
- concession

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conceder
- Root: concēdō
- Root: *ked-

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
concede is a verb. It is from Middle English an unspecified form, 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”). Historical forms in the chain include conceder (Old French), concēdō (Latin), and *ked- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to admit that something is true, often unwillingly, to admit that you have lost a game, election, or argument, and to let your opponent score a goal or point against you. Derived forms include concededly, concedence, reconcede, unconcede, and unconceded. Related words include concession.

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- Sports & Fitness

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