Idioms

concede to

concede to (someone or something)

To yield to someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "concede" and "to." He's so stubborn that I doubt he'll ever concede to what I want. The candidate called to concede to his opponent after the final vote was announced. If you ever want to be done with this divorce, you need to concede to your soon-to-be ex-wife on some of these issues.
See also: concede, to
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concede something to someone or something

to yield something to someone or a group; to grant something to someone or something. At midnight, Ronald conceded the election to his opponent.
See also: concede, to

concede to someone or something

to yield to someone or a group; to give in to someone or a group. In the end we conceded to the demands of the petition. I will not concede to you.
See also: concede, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in classic literature
There are also many modifications of language, which we concede to the poets.
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The former they would reserve to the State governments; the latter, which they explain into commercial imposts, or rather duties on imported articles, they declare themselves willing to concede to the federal head.
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"They've gone from a team that don't score (many) goals but don't concede to a team that don't score goals and are conceding and that's a worry for them."
Nature of goals 'worry for Pulis'
Miriam Defensor Santiago, the tail-ender with 1.4 million votes, has yet to concede to Duterte.
did not concede to Marcos in the 1969 presidential election.
Poe loses, but wins
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