Cede vs. Concede: What's the Difference?

Cede and Concede Definitions
Cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
Concede
To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit
Conceded that we made a mistake.
Cede
To yield; grant
The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.
Concede
To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
Cede
(transitive) To give up; yield to another.
Edward decided to cede the province.
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Concede
To acknowledge defeat in
Concede an election.
Concede a chess match.
Cede
(intransitive) To give way.
Concede
To yield or surrender (something owned or disputed, such as land)
Conceded the region when signing the treaty.
Cede
To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights.
Concede
To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).
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Cede
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Concede
(Sports) To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.
Cede
Relinquish possession or control over;
The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Concede
To make a concession or acknowledge defeat; yield
The losing candidate conceded after the polls had closed.
Concede
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
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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Concede
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
Concede
To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.
Concede
To yield or make concession.
Concede
(sports) To have a goal or point scored against
Concede
(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
Concede
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
Concede
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
Concede
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms.
Concede
To yield or make concession.
I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet.
Concede
Admit, make a clean breast of;
She confessed that she had taken the money
Concede
Be willing to concede;
I grant you this much
Concede
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Concede
Acknowledge defeat;
The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose