Unconcede

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 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"."

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"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"."

Etymology

From un- + concede.

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