Concede
(verb)
- To admit or acknowledge the existence, truth, or validity of something.
- To acknowledge defeat or accept that something is true or right.
Origin:
From the latin word concedere, meaning to yield or give way.
Examples:
- He had to concede that he was wrong.
- She conceded that her opponent had made a valid point.
- The government was forced to concede to the demands of the protesters.
- The company conceded that they were responsible for the accident.
- He had to concede that he was not qualified for the job.