definition of
concede

[1] #1 concede v. [profess, confess] admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money". wn

[2] #2 concede v. [yield, grant] be willing to concede; "I grant you this much". wn

[3] #3 concede v. [yield, cede, grant] give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another. wn

[4] #4 concede v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose". wn