conceding

(noun) the act of conceding or yielding. Synonyms: concession, yielding.

(verb) admit (to a wrongdoing). Synonyms: concede, profess, confess. Example: "She confessed that she had taken the money."

(verb) be willing to concede. Synonyms: concede, yield, grant. Example: "I grant you this much."

(verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another. Synonyms: concede, yield, cede, grant.

(verb) acknowledge defeat. Synonyms: concede. Example: "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose."