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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of conceding or yielding;
[syn: concession, conceding, yielding]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

conceding \conceding\ adj. signifying a concession. [prenominal] Syn: concessive. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

conceding \conceding\ n. the act of conceding or yielding. Syn: concession, yielding. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Concede \Con*cede"\ (k[o^]n*s[=e]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc['e]der. See Cede.] 1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of. [1913 Webster] 3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. [1913 Webster] We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. --Burke. Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conceding n 1: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: concession, conceding, yielding]