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All concede synonyms

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verb concede

  • acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • cede — If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
  • hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  • grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
  • accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
  • cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
  • award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
  • fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • avow — If you avow something, you admit it or declare it.
  • bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
  • cry uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
  • knuckle under — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • let on — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
  • go along with — permit, consent to
  • go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
  • own up — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • say uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
  • throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
  • give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • compromise — A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
  • forfeit — a fine; penalty.
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