v .
to acknowledge ad true or right ; to grand or yield 사실이라고 혹은 정당하다고 인정하다 ; 시인하다, 양보하다

• The candidate conceded the election shortly before midnight, after it become abundantly clear that his opponent was going to win by a landside.
  상대 후보가 압도적인 차이로 당선될 것이라는 사실이 확실해지고 난 뒤, 그 후보는 자정 직전에 선거의 결과를 인정했다.
• Jerry refused to concede defeat, even though his football team was losing 63-14.
• 명사형은 concession
• Despite his concession that he didn't know what he was talking about, Harry continued to argue his point as strongly as before.
  자신이 무슨 이야기를 하고 있는지도 모르겠다고 스스로 인정했음에도 불구하고, 해리는 이전에 하던 만큼 강하게 계속해서 자신의 입장을 주장했다.