concede

to admit or yield

Roots

ced / cess / ceed: go, approach, yield, move back, or stop
com-: with, together, complete, or intensified

Other words with the ced / cess / ceed root

accessible: easy to reach or understand
cease: to stop
cede: to yield or give up control
incessant: continuing without stopping
intercede: to plead or act on behalf of another
precede: to come before
precedent: an earlier example that guides later cases

Concede is yielding ground: in argument, control, or pride, you let something pass to the other side.

She conceded the minor point but defended the larger claim.

Concede is not total defeat. Often it means giving up one piece of ground so the real argument can continue. Put it beside secede: concede yields; secede separates.