Cede vs. Concede
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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 inConcedeverb
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 moneyConcedeverb
be willing to concede;
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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
