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unconcede

unconcede verb: to retract a prior concession.

Verb

unconcede (third-person singular simple present unconcedes, present participle unconceding, simple past and past participle unconceded)

  1. To retract a prior concession.
    • Sensing a lifeline, Mr Gore ordered Mr Daley to phone Don Evans, his counterpart in Austin, and warn him that the Vice-President was about to "unconcede".2000 November 9, Toby Harnden, Ben Fenton, “One amazing night on the rollercoaster”, in The Telegraph

Forms of unconcede

third-person singular presentunconcedes
present participleunconceding
past participleunconceded
pastunconceded

Origin of unconcede

From un- + concede.

Questions about unconcede

What does unconcede mean?
Unconcede means to retract a prior concession.
What part of speech is unconcede?
Unconcede is a verb.
What is the past tense of unconcede?
The past tense of unconcede is unconceded.

Words near unconcede in the dictionary

  1. unconcealedness
  2. unconcealing
  3. unconcealingly
  4. unconcealment
  5. unconceals
  6. unconcede
  7. unconceded
  8. unconcedes
  9. unconceding
  10. unconceit
  11. unconceited

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