concede

/kən-ˈsēd/

French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to yield

verb

  1. to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly

  2. to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly

  3. to accept as true, valid, or accurate

The right of the state to tax is generally conceded.

grant concede vouchsafe accord award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

idiom

  1. to admit one has been defeated

They were forced to concede defeat.