Conceding

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  conceding \conceding\ adj.
     signifying a concession. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: concessive.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  conceding \conceding\ n.
     the act of conceding or yielding.
  
     Syn: concession, yielding.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Concede \Con*cede"\ (k[o^]n*s[=e]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Conceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere,
     concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F.
     conc['e]der. See {Cede}.]
     1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede
        the point in question. --Boyle.
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     2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
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     3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
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              We concede that their citizens were those who lived
              under different forms.                --Burke.
  
     Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conceding
       n : the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession}, {yielding}]