concede in WordNet English dictionary

1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   concede  yield  cede  grant 
   
2. admit (to a wrongdoing)
   "She confessed that she had taken the money"
   concede  profess  confess 
   
3. be willing to concede
   "I grant you this much"
   concede  yield  grant 
   
4. acknowledge defeat
   "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
   concede