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concede

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·cede / kənˈsēd/ • v. [tr.] 1. admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it: that principle now seems to have been conceded. ∎ admit (defeat) in a contest: he conceded defeat. ∎ [tr.] admit defeat in (a contest). 2. [tr.] surrender or yield (something that one possesses): to concede all the territory he'd won. ∎ grant (a right, privilege, or demand). ∎ (in sports) fail to prevent the scoring of (a goal or point) by an opponent: the coach conceded three safeties rather than kick into the wind. ∎ allow (a lead or advantage) to slip. ∎ [intr.] make a concession: Zoie conceded with a grin and went with Jay. DERIVATIVES: con·ced·er n.

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concede

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

concede XVII. — F. concéder or its source L. concēdere withdraw, yield; see CON- and CEDE.
So concession XVI.

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concede

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

concede •accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed •breastfeed • greenfeed • dripfeed •chickenfeed • spoonfeed • nosebleed •Nibelungenlied • invalid • Ganymede •Runnymede • airspeed • millipede •velocipede • centipede • Siegfried •filigreed • copyread • crossbreed •proofread • flaxseed • hayseed •rapeseed • linseed • pumpkinseed •aniseed • oilseed • birdseed • ragweed •knapweed • seaweed • chickweed •stinkweed • blanket weed • bindweed •pondweed • duckweed • tumbleweed •fireweed • waterweed • silverweed

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	Manola doesn't concede as close count points to Mullins.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/6/2005
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