Cede vs. Concede: What's the Difference?

To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.

To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit

To yield; grant

To acknowledge or admit (defeat).

(transitive) To give up; yield to another.

To acknowledge defeat in

(intransitive) To give way.

To yield or surrender (something owned or disputed, such as land)

To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.

To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).

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

(Sports) To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.

Relinquish possession or control over;

To make a concession or acknowledge defeat; yield

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

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

To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.

To yield or make concession.

(sports) To have a goal or point scored against

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

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

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

To admit to be true; to acknowledge.

To yield or make concession.

Admit, make a clean breast of;

Be willing to concede;

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

Acknowledge defeat;