concede

Definition

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).

Example Sentences

• "I have to concede the argument."
• "He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win."
• "Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits."

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