| VERB | communication | concede, profess, confess | admit (to a wrongdoing) |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | concede, yield, grant | be willing to concede | |
| possession | concede, yield, cede, grant | give over | |
| competition | concede | acknowledge defeat |
| Sounds | kahnsiy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | Admit (to a wrongdoing). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | profess, confess | |
| Narrower | make a clean breast of, own up, fess up | Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error |
| Broader | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
| Spanish | admitir, confesar, manifestarse, profesar, reconocer | |
| Catalan | confessar, manifestar, professar | |
| Meaning | Be willing to concede. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | yield, grant | |
| Narrower | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Broader | agree, hold, concur, concord | Be in accord / accord |
| Spanish | adjudicar, ceder, conceder, conferir, otorgar, sucumbir | |
| Catalan | adjudicar, atorgar, cedir, concedir, conferir, sucumbir | |
| Adjectives | concessive | of or pertaining to concession |
| Nouns | concession, conceding | the act of conceding or yielding |
| Meaning | Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | yield, cede, grant | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | adjudicar, ceder, conceder, conferir, otorgar, sucumbir | |
| Catalan | adjudicar, atorgar, cedir, concedir, conferir, sucumbir | |
| Nouns | concession, conceding | the act of conceding or yielding |
| Meaning | Acknowledge defeat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" | |
| Broader | surrender, give up | Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
| Spanish | ceder, rendirse | |
| Catalan | atorgar, concedir | |
| Nouns | concession, conceding | the act of conceding or yielding |
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