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to yield or admit — usually after dispute- The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose
- It can have no pure right over my person and property but what I concede to it.Thoreau, Henry David -- Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience
- There are also many modifications of language, which we concede to the poets.Aristotle -- The Poetics of Aristotle
- "Yes, he's a good boy," conceded Francie, "but even if he was bad, you wouldn't notice it."Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- you had to concede that it was possible.Franz Kafka -- Metamorphosis
- I don't gamble, if you will concede that poker is a game of skill.Robert A. Heinlein -- Glory Road
- You must concede that there are abuses...Eliot, George -- Middlemarch
- I always suppose anything people please, and, besides, you must concede something to diseased minds.Dumas, Alexandre -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Maybe," conceded Max, cheered a bit by her optimism.Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- In conceding all this, the question of expense must be given up.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay -- The Federalist Papers — Modern English Edition 2
- It can have no pure right over my person and property but what I concede to it.Henry David Thoreau -- Resistance to Civil Government
- "I suppose I could pull a few strings," she conceded.Rick Riordan -- The Mark of Athena
- She nodded "I concede the point.Rick Riordan -- The Titan's Curse
- "It was partly to get you to do something," I conceded.Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw
- "It is very warm for chicken," Mum conceded.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- Ned Land conceded this himself.Jules Verne -- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Conceding to be in my right mind.Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
- "You might save me," Dad conceded.Rick Riordan -- The Red Pyramid
- "However, I must concede it was a masterful move on Coin's part.Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
- I try to contradict her, and she concedes the point.Kiera Cass -- The Elite
conceded = admitted
concede = admit (yield to the idea)
concede = admit