Cede vs. Concede

Cede vs. Concede — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cede and Concede

Cedeverb

(transitive) To give up; yield to another.

Edward decided to cede the province.

Concedeverb

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.

Cedeverb

(intransitive) To give way.

Concedeverb

To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

Cedeverb

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

Concedeverb

To admit to be true; to acknowledge.

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Cedeverb

relinquish possession or control over;

The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in

Concedeverb

To yield or make concession.

Concedeverb

(sports) To have a goal or point scored against

Concedeverb

(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.

Concedeverb

admit, make a clean breast of;

She confessed that she had taken the money

Concedeverb

be willing to concede;

I grant you this much
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Concedeverb

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

Concedeverb

acknowledge defeat;

The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose