1 [reporting verb] admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it: [with clause]:I had to concede that I’d overreacted [with direct speech]:‘All right then,’ she conceded
[with object] admit (defeat) in a match or contest:reluctantly, Ellen conceded defeat
[with object] admit defeat in (a match or contest):they conceded the match to their opponents
2 [with object] surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege):in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric
grant (a right, privilege, or demand):their rights to redress of grievances were conceded once more
(in sport) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point):they have conceded only one goal in seven matches
allow (a lead or advantage) to slip:he took an early lead which he never conceded
