Concede and Sanction

Concede

Concede verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

Sanction and concede are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sanction" instead a verb "Concede".

Nearby Words: concession, conceding

Sanction

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Concede and sanction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concede" instead a verb "Sanction".

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

Common collocations

match concede match sanction match
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