Definitions for concedes

concedes con·cede

Spelling: [kuh n-seed]
IPA: /kənˈsid/

Concedes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 183 anagrams from letters in concedes (ccdeenos).

Definitions for concedes

verb (used with object)

  1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
  3. to grant as a right or privilege; yield:

verb (used without object)

  1. to make concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat:

Origin of concedes

1625-35; Latin concēdere, equivalent to con- con- + cēdere to withdraw, yield, cede

Examples for concedes

"In doing which, I fear, you will concede all the merits," said Mr. Effingham.

Though Kerzner did concede that being a sock helped with his candor.

I will concede it, my dear Scaramouche, so that I may hear the sequel.

If we concede to the criminal the right to a further chance we concede it to ourselves.

It was not too much, therefore, to concede to them this privilege of escape.

It not only motivates parents to concede to the practice, but also not to report incidences when medical issues arise.

I was willing to concede something, and offered a compromise.

But nobody wanted to concede to being a part of the problem.

By contrast, those religious communities that concede too much to the world are bound to decline.

Invading Iraq in 2003 was a mistake (57 percent of Americans concede as much).

Word Value for concedes
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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