concede

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It's one of those things we must concede for democracy -- we need to entrust our freedom to people who can protect it.

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Quick take

admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of concede gathered in one view.

verb

admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

verb

be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

verb

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for concede.

verb

admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

verb

be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

verb

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

verb

acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

Example sentences

It's one of those things we must concede for democracy -- we need to entrust our freedom to people who can protect it.

Doesnt this mean that LaTeX should include at least some of the most commonly used packages by default?The Latex3 team concede this.

I concede that if you plan on doing an accelerator, you should most likely be planning to raise further investment capital after the program at some point.

But I'll concede that reasonable people might disagree, especially after a detailed investigation.

"If we concede the point that, especially in the Valley, technical talent is in high demand, it stands to reason that any overture to such talent needs to be persuasive, informative and intriguing.

You have to concede it's a bit funny that you're pointing to Haskell as an example of the 'worse-is-better' approach that leads to viral adoption of dirty solutions over the endless pursuit of perfection.