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Word entry · 7 letters

concede

Best crossword clue

"Yield a point"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /kənˈsiːd/Part of speech verbSorted ccdeenoStarts with CEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. be willing to concede

Word origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Yield a point7 letters
02Admit defeat7 letters

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