Concededly
[kuh n-seed] /kənˈsid/
verb (used with object), conceded, conceding.
1.
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
He finally conceded that she was right.
2.
to acknowledge (an opponent’s victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
to concede an election before all the votes are counted.
3.
to grant as a right or privilege; yield:
to concede a longer vacation for all employees.
verb (used without object), conceded, conceding.
4.
to make ; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat: She was so persistent that I conceded at last.
My favorite candidate conceded before the polls were even closed!
/kənˈsiːd/
verb
1.
(when transitive, may take a clause as object) to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
2.
to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
3.
(transitive) to admit as certain in outcome: to concede an election
v.
1630s, from Middle French concéder or directly from Latin concedere “give way, yield, go away, depart, retire,” figuratively “agree, consent, give precedence,” from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + cedere “to go, grant, give way” (see cede). Related: Conceded; conceding.
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