concedev.

Brit.

/kənˈsiːd/, U.S.

/kənˈsid/

Forms: 1500s conced (Scottish), 1600s conceade, 1600s– concede.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin concēdere.

Etymology: < classical Latin concēdere to withdraw, to give way, to give in, yield, to give up, surrender, to hand over, to grant, to permit, allow, to agree to, to condone or overlook < con- con- prefix + cēdere cede v. Compare Anglo-Norman (rare) and Middle French conceder (French concéder) to grant (a person) a privilege or request (13th cent. in Old French, 1405 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; rare before 16th cent.), to allow or grant (a proposition) (1531), Spanish conceder (beginning of the 15th cent.), Portuguese conceder (10th cent.), Italian concedere (13th cent.).

a. transitive. To acknowledge the truth or fairness of (a statement, claim, etc.); to allow or grant (a proposition); to admit that something is the case. Also: to allow formally for the sake of argument.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > accept, receive, or admit [verb (transitive)]

yknowOE

knowc1175

takec1175

undergoc1315

receive1318

takea1333

allowc1350

accept1439

admitc1449

recognize1509

concedea1513

adhibit1542

allow1548

yieldc1571

acquiescatea1586

yield1590

gratify1662

a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1965) II. 96 We mone graunt and conced þat god is, and has producit the waurld.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. ix. 247 If (as Macrobius and very good Authors concede) Bacchus..be the same Deity with the Sunne.

1669 H. More Antidote Idolatry x. 117 in Expos. 7 Epist. Little is conceded by those of our Reformed Churches that speak most favourably of those in the Church of Rome.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. i. 196 If by Virtue these Writers mean, the Exercise of those Cardinal Virtues, which like good House-wives stay at home.., I shall very readily concede the Point.

1774 F. Hargrave Argument in Def. Lit. Prop. 5 Facts are conceded sufficient to render such a disquisition wholly unnecessary.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. viii. 71 Conceding for a moment that there is any analogy between a bee, and a man.

1883 Manch. Guardian 17 Oct. 5/4 The claim of the negro to be exactly a brother..seems not yet to be finally conceded.

1921 Electric Railway Jrnl. 23 July 145/1 This point was finally conceded by the employees.

2002 Guardian 18 Feb. 14/3 Few people these days..can refuse to concede the failures of the great privatisation experiment.

b. transitive. With complement (preceded by as or to be): to recognize or acknowledge (someone or something) to be the thing specified. Frequently in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > acknowledge or recognize [verb (transitive)] > person or thing to be something

knowledgec1300

acknowledge1481

recognize?1537

concede1805

1805 J. Story Select. Pleadings Civil Actions 18/2 Mr. Gibbs..pleaded in bar, which..was conceded to be peremptory.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. vii. 269 The law itself was not conceded to have been unjust.

1895 Methodist Rev. July 625 He was conceded to be the most eloquent man west of the Mississippi.

1922 J. K. Turner Shall it be Again? xv. 108 Far from holding the submarine to be an outlaw, he conceded it to be a proper weapon of warfare.

1977 New Scientist 26 May 446/3 Pressure from rapidly expanding human populations is conceded as an important factor in the significant reduction in elephant numbers.

1991 M. W. Alcaro W. Whitman's Mrs. G i. 21 She is conceded to be a courageous and perceptive critic of Leaves of Grass.

2. intransitive. To make a concession; to consent to. Also: to admit defeat.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] > to a person

agree1526

concede1626

defer1686

1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. D4^v You should concede in such like sort, To this my suite.

1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 17 When..I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet.

1799 T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. Introd. 25 By conceding equally to opinions, of which none can have any solid title to preference.

1823 T. De Quincey in London Mag. Oct. 351/2 This is to concede and to retract in the same breath; explicitly to give, and implicitly to refuse.

1840 Monthly Mag. Feb. 117 We concede to the justice of the dissatisfaction expressed by Mrs. Shelley.

1959 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) (1960) 9 Dec. 542 I could not concede to deleting this particular clause from this Bill.

2013 L. A. Gilman Soul of Fire xii. 220 Your pawns are dead, your game revealed, and the next move will put you into check. Concede and retreat.

3. transitive. To grant, yield, or surrender (something requested or claimed by another). Also with direct and indirect object: to grant (a person) (something requested or claimed).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] > concede to or comply with

granta1250

i-yettc1275

listenc1290

to listen onc1330

submita1387

consent1393

tenderc1430

servec1450

ottroye1477

admit1529

yield1572

closea1616

concede1632

comply1650

to fall in1651

to come into ——1704

give way1758

accordc1820

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 81 Concede me [It. concedamisi] I pray you this small digression.

1696 S. Hill Deb. Justice & Piety Present Constit. To Rdr. sig. A5^v They that have particularly and by name taxed that Pamphlet..must concede me a liberty to examin what they have said against it.

1759 J. Marriott Let. to Dutch Merchants 28 The British Administration should concede to them the Privilege which is contended for.

1783 C. Wyvill Lett. to Comm. Belfast 16 To concede the Right of Suffrage in Ireland..appears not consistent with National Prudence.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. viii. 81 What wouldest thou That to these Hoamen I should now concede?

1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilization Eng. II. i. 118 Free trade was conceded to the West Indian Islands.

1883 Manch. Examiner 24 Oct. 4/6 Any advance of wages at present is not warranted..and cannot be conceded.

1918 J. A. Altsheler Masters of Peaks iv. 80 Robert claimed the honor of the first descent, but it was finally conceded to Tayoga.

1974 Daily Tel. 21 May 1/6 The Passport Office yesterday conceded the right to women to call themselves Ms.

2013 New Statesman 23 Aug. 23/1 Having conceded civil rights, the American political class was apparently unwilling to compromise on much else.

4. transitive. Originally U.S. To acknowledge that (an electoral contest) has been lost to another political party or candidate. Also: to admit (defeat) in an election, contest, attempt, etc. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [verb (transitive)] > admit defeat in (an election)

concede1824

1824 Commentator (Frankfort, Kentucky) 2 Oct. 3/1 This state is generally conceded to General Jackson.

1838 Daily Herald & Gaz. (Cleveland, Ohio) 19 July The most warm partizans of Mr Prieur, now concede the election to Ex-Governor Roman.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 21 Feb. 2/2 If we ‘concede’, as the Americans say, West Worcester, our opponents, on their part, ‘concede’ West Carmarthen.

1912 V. Kester Just & Unjust xxiii. 307 Whatever his secret feeling was, neither his words nor his manner conceded defeat.

1946 Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain 27 June 1/7 J. B. Bridston Wednesday night conceded the North Dakota republican senatorial nomination.

1970 Times 19 June 1/1 Mr Wilson refused to concede defeat and showed no regret at having called the election.

1984 A. Smith Mind iii. viii. 141 Sigmund Freud took up hypnotism, but was neither a good operator nor willing to concede defeat.

2000 Daily Tel. 14 Dec. 31/1 Had his Democratic opponent..publicly conceded on the night, Mr Bush would have been elected president on a 48 per cent plurality.

2001 Time 27 Aug. 29/2 The funny, self-deprecating guy who conceded the election in the most graceful speech of his life.

a. transitive. Sport (esp. Association Football). To allow, either deliberately or unintentionally, the opposing team to claim (a corner). More generally: to unintentionally allow an opposing team to score (a goal, point, run, etc.); to lose (a game, match, etc.).

ΚΠ

1887 Manch. Guardian 21 Mar. 3/6 The Scotchmen again pressed, and the Englishmen had to concede a corner.

1899 J. N. Smith & P. A. Robson Hockey xxii. 258 There is no great disadvantage in conceding a corner.

1929 Times of India 1 Aug. 6/4 Playing much below form the Warwicks almost conceded a point to the Ulsters.

1948 Sporting Mirror 19 Nov. 13/1 Grave defensive weaknesses..have resulted in 15 goals being conceded in their last four games.

1988 Times 28 Oct. 40/5 Collectively, these players have conceded only 25 games in 12 sets.

2006 Irish Times 13 Feb. a5/4 Donegal had never conceded a goal to Carlow in competitive football.

b. transitive. To allow (a lead or an advantage) to slip or be lost.

ΚΠ

1925 Scotsman 20 Feb. 11/3 Tall Guardsman had plenty of pace but little coursing ability, as was proved when he went under to Honey Boy, which once in after conceding the lead settled matters.

1969 N.Y. Times 5 Jan. e6 The Soviet Union appears to have conceded the lead in manned exploration of the moon to the United States.

1996 Times 13 Nov. 43/1 They lost to Scotland A at Hawick last Friday and could not pluck this brand from the fire after conceding a 28–10 lead.

2013 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Mar. 62 United conceded an eight-point advantage at a similar stage last season.

Derivatives

conˈceding n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > [noun]

acceptationa1425

admission?1430

allowancec1443

receipta1500

admittinga1504

admittance1534

confession1546

acceptance1569

entertain1616

conceding1656

reception1660

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding

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obeisantc1390

comingc1576

easya1616

concessive1632

compliable1641

concessory1641

compliant1642

condescentious1651

conceding1656

complying1668

favourable1734

concessional1765

1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 27 His first discession, to receive an Extraneous Crowne, accasioned a conceding of Leifeland to the Polander.

1684 S. Willard Mercy Magnified 10 The father's conceding act.

1757 ‘S. Telltruth’ Herald (1758) No. 16. II. 13 A conceding of more than his subject..required of him.

1835 Dublin Univ. Mag. June 669/1 The conceding of emancipation would but add to the insolence of demand.

2012 H. Grothaus Never seduce Scoundrel xi. 144 ‘All right,’ he said with a conceding nod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	concede
释义	concedev. Brit. /kənˈsiːd/, U.S. /kənˈsid/ Forms: 1500s conced (Scottish), 1600s conceade, 1600s– concede. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin concēdere. Etymology: < classical Latin concēdere to withdraw, to give way, to give in, yield, to give up, surrender, to hand over, to grant, to permit, allow, to agree to, to condone or overlook < con- con- prefix + cēdere cede v. Compare Anglo-Norman (rare) and Middle French conceder (French concéder) to grant (a person) a privilege or request (13th cent. in Old French, 1405 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; rare before 16th cent.), to allow or grant (a proposition) (1531), Spanish conceder (beginning of the 15th cent.), Portuguese conceder (10th cent.), Italian concedere (13th cent.). 1. a. transitive. To acknowledge the truth or fairness of (a statement, claim, etc.); to allow or grant (a proposition); to admit that something is the case. Also: to allow formally for the sake of argument. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > accept, receive, or admit [verb (transitive)] yknowOE knowc1175 takec1175 undergoc1315 receive1318 takea1333 allowc1350 accept1439 admitc1449 recognize1509 concedea1513 adhibit1542 allow1548 yieldc1571 acquiescatea1586 yield1590 gratify1662 a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1965) II. 96 We mone graunt and conced þat god is, and has producit the waurld. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. ix. 247 If (as Macrobius and very good Authors concede) Bacchus..be the same Deity with the Sunne. View more context for this quotation 1669 H. More Antidote Idolatry x. 117 in Expos. 7 Epist. Little is conceded by those of our Reformed Churches that speak most favourably of those in the Church of Rome. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. i. 196 If by Virtue these Writers mean, the Exercise of those Cardinal Virtues, which like good House-wives stay at home.., I shall very readily concede the Point. View more context for this quotation 1774 F. Hargrave Argument in Def. Lit. Prop. 5 Facts are conceded sufficient to render such a disquisition wholly unnecessary. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. viii. 71 Conceding for a moment that there is any analogy between a bee, and a man. 1883 Manch. Guardian 17 Oct. 5/4 The claim of the negro to be exactly a brother..seems not yet to be finally conceded. 1921 Electric Railway Jrnl. 23 July 145/1 This point was finally conceded by the employees. 2002 Guardian 18 Feb. 14/3 Few people these days..can refuse to concede the failures of the great privatisation experiment. b. transitive. With complement (preceded by as or to be): to recognize or acknowledge (someone or something) to be the thing specified. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > acknowledge or recognize [verb (transitive)] > person or thing to be something knowledgec1300 acknowledge1481 recognize?1537 concede1805 1805 J. Story Select. Pleadings Civil Actions 18/2 Mr. Gibbs..pleaded in bar, which..was conceded to be peremptory. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. vii. 269 The law itself was not conceded to have been unjust. 1895 Methodist Rev. July 625 He was conceded to be the most eloquent man west of the Mississippi. 1922 J. K. Turner Shall it be Again? xv. 108 Far from holding the submarine to be an outlaw, he conceded it to be a proper weapon of warfare. 1977 New Scientist 26 May 446/3 Pressure from rapidly expanding human populations is conceded as an important factor in the significant reduction in elephant numbers. 1991 M. W. Alcaro W. Whitman's Mrs. G i. 21 She is conceded to be a courageous and perceptive critic of Leaves of Grass. 2. intransitive. To make a concession; to consent to. Also: to admit defeat. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] > to a person agree1526 concede1626 defer1686 1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. D4^v You should concede in such like sort, To this my suite. 1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 17 When..I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. 1799 T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. Introd. 25 By conceding equally to opinions, of which none can have any solid title to preference. 1823 T. De Quincey in London Mag. Oct. 351/2 This is to concede and to retract in the same breath; explicitly to give, and implicitly to refuse. 1840 Monthly Mag. Feb. 117 We concede to the justice of the dissatisfaction expressed by Mrs. Shelley. 1959 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) (1960) 9 Dec. 542 I could not concede to deleting this particular clause from this Bill. 2013 L. A. Gilman Soul of Fire xii. 220 Your pawns are dead, your game revealed, and the next move will put you into check. Concede and retreat. 3. transitive. To grant, yield, or surrender (something requested or claimed by another). Also with direct and indirect object: to grant (a person) (something requested or claimed). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] > concede to or comply with granta1250 i-yettc1275 listenc1290 to listen onc1330 submita1387 consent1393 tenderc1430 servec1450 ottroye1477 admit1529 yield1572 closea1616 concede1632 comply1650 to fall in1651 to come into ——1704 give way1758 accordc1820 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 81 Concede me [It. concedamisi] I pray you this small digression. 1696 S. Hill Deb. Justice & Piety Present Constit. To Rdr. sig. A5^v They that have particularly and by name taxed that Pamphlet..must concede me a liberty to examin what they have said against it. 1759 J. Marriott Let. to Dutch Merchants 28 The British Administration should concede to them the Privilege which is contended for. 1783 C. Wyvill Lett. to Comm. Belfast 16 To concede the Right of Suffrage in Ireland..appears not consistent with National Prudence. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. viii. 81 What wouldest thou That to these Hoamen I should now concede? 1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilization Eng. II. i. 118 Free trade was conceded to the West Indian Islands. 1883 Manch. Examiner 24 Oct. 4/6 Any advance of wages at present is not warranted..and cannot be conceded. 1918 J. A. Altsheler Masters of Peaks iv. 80 Robert claimed the honor of the first descent, but it was finally conceded to Tayoga. 1974 Daily Tel. 21 May 1/6 The Passport Office yesterday conceded the right to women to call themselves Ms. 2013 New Statesman 23 Aug. 23/1 Having conceded civil rights, the American political class was apparently unwilling to compromise on much else. 4. transitive. Originally U.S. To acknowledge that (an electoral contest) has been lost to another political party or candidate. Also: to admit (defeat) in an election, contest, attempt, etc. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [verb (transitive)] > admit defeat in (an election) concede1824 1824 Commentator (Frankfort, Kentucky) 2 Oct. 3/1 This state is generally conceded to General Jackson. 1838 Daily Herald & Gaz. (Cleveland, Ohio) 19 July The most warm partizans of Mr Prieur, now concede the election to Ex-Governor Roman. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 21 Feb. 2/2 If we ‘concede’, as the Americans say, West Worcester, our opponents, on their part, ‘concede’ West Carmarthen. 1912 V. Kester Just & Unjust xxiii. 307 Whatever his secret feeling was, neither his words nor his manner conceded defeat. 1946 Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain 27 June 1/7 J. B. Bridston Wednesday night conceded the North Dakota republican senatorial nomination. 1970 Times 19 June 1/1 Mr Wilson refused to concede defeat and showed no regret at having called the election. 1984 A. Smith Mind iii. viii. 141 Sigmund Freud took up hypnotism, but was neither a good operator nor willing to concede defeat. 2000 Daily Tel. 14 Dec. 31/1 Had his Democratic opponent..publicly conceded on the night, Mr Bush would have been elected president on a 48 per cent plurality. 2001 Time 27 Aug. 29/2 The funny, self-deprecating guy who conceded the election in the most graceful speech of his life. 5. a. transitive. Sport (esp. Association Football). To allow, either deliberately or unintentionally, the opposing team to claim (a corner). More generally: to unintentionally allow an opposing team to score (a goal, point, run, etc.); to lose (a game, match, etc.). ΚΠ 1887 Manch. Guardian 21 Mar. 3/6 The Scotchmen again pressed, and the Englishmen had to concede a corner. 1899 J. N. Smith & P. A. Robson Hockey xxii. 258 There is no great disadvantage in conceding a corner. 1929 Times of India 1 Aug. 6/4 Playing much below form the Warwicks almost conceded a point to the Ulsters. 1948 Sporting Mirror 19 Nov. 13/1 Grave defensive weaknesses..have resulted in 15 goals being conceded in their last four games. 1988 Times 28 Oct. 40/5 Collectively, these players have conceded only 25 games in 12 sets. 2006 Irish Times 13 Feb. a5/4 Donegal had never conceded a goal to Carlow in competitive football. b. transitive. To allow (a lead or an advantage) to slip or be lost. ΚΠ 1925 Scotsman 20 Feb. 11/3 Tall Guardsman had plenty of pace but little coursing ability, as was proved when he went under to Honey Boy, which once in after conceding the lead settled matters. 1969 N.Y. Times 5 Jan. e6 The Soviet Union appears to have conceded the lead in manned exploration of the moon to the United States. 1996 Times 13 Nov. 43/1 They lost to Scotland A at Hawick last Friday and could not pluck this brand from the fire after conceding a 28–10 lead. 2013 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Mar. 62 United conceded an eight-point advantage at a similar stage last season. Derivatives conˈceding n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acceptance, reception, or admission > [noun] acceptationa1425 admission?1430 allowancec1443 receipta1500 admittinga1504 admittance1534 confession1546 acceptance1569 entertain1616 conceding1656 reception1660 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding accordantc1350 obeisantc1390 comingc1576 easya1616 concessive1632 compliable1641 concessory1641 compliant1642 condescentious1651 conceding1656 complying1668 favourable1734 concessional1765 1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 27 His first discession, to receive an Extraneous Crowne, accasioned a conceding of Leifeland to the Polander. 1684 S. Willard Mercy Magnified 10 The father's conceding act. 1757 ‘S. Telltruth’ Herald (1758) No. 16. II. 13 A conceding of more than his subject..required of him. 1835 Dublin Univ. Mag. June 669/1 The conceding of emancipation would but add to the insolence of demand. 2012 H. Grothaus Never seduce Scoundrel xi. 144 ‘All right,’ he said with a conceding nod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1513
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