concede

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).

verb

1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
   I have to concede the argument.
   He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.
   Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.
2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.
   Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its flagship £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan "will actually work on the ground". January 12 2022, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information”, in RAIL, number 948, page 10
4. To yield or make concession.
5. (sports) To have a goal or point scored against
   The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal. October 2, 2011, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
6. (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.