Accept and Concede

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Usage example: some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Concede is a synonym for accept in acknowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Concede" instead a verb "Accept", when it comes to topics like agreement, concur, admit, confess.

Concede

Concede verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: she grudgingly conceded his point

Accept is a synonym for concede in admit topic. You can use "Accept" instead a verb "Concede", if it concerns topics such as acknowledge, agreement, concur, confess.

Nearby Words: concession, conceding

Common collocations

power accept power concede power
word accept word concede word
defeat accept defeat concede defeat
fact accept fact concede fact
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