conceding
Meaning of conceding
verb, gerund or present participle
- admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
I had to concede that I'd overreacted
‘All right then,’ she conceded
- surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege).
in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric
late 15th century: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.
Information about conceding
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of conceding
con-ced-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- conceding is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
conceding synonyms
Meaning concession:
Meaning confess to be true or to be the case:
Meaning accept or admit the existence or truth of:
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
Meaning admit the truth of; concede:
Meaning agree to give or allow (something requested) to:
Meaning acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of:
Meaning admit or acknowledge that something is the case or that one feels a certain way:
Meaning acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed:
Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:
Meaning stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority:
Meaning produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product):
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Meaning give up (power or territory):
Meaning lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing:
Meaning offer or kill as a religious sacrifice:
conceding antonyms
Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:
Meaning continue to have (something); keep possession of:
Meaning obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable):
Words that rhyme with conceding
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