concede concede /kənˈsiːd/

verb

1. () Admit (to a wrongdoing)  ( profess , confess , concede )
   admit (to a wrongdoing)
    She confessed that she had taken the money
   She confessed that she had taken the money
   
2. () Be willing to concede  ( yield , grant , concede )
   be willing to concede
    I grant you this much
   I grant you this much
   
3. () Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another  ( cede , grant , yield , concede )
   give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   
4. Acknowledge defeat  ( concede )
   acknowledge defeat
    The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose
   The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose