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Main Entry:	concede
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	acknowledge, give in
Synonyms:	accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fold, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, quit, relinquish, surrender, waive, yield, cave in, fess up, give up, go along with, go with the flow, own up, play ball with, say uncle, throw in the towel, yes one
Notes:	with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications
Antonyms:	contradict, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate, disacknowledge

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Main Entry:	accede
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	agree or consent
Synonyms:	accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, subscribe, yield, be game for, cave in*, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, roll over and play dead, throw in the towel
Antonyms:	condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse

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Main Entry:	avow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	state; profess
Synonyms:	acknowledge, admit, affirm, allow, assert, aver, avouch, concede, confess, cross one's heart, declare, grant, maintain, own up, proclaim, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down
Antonyms:	censure, condemn, deny, disclaim, disown, dispute, renounce, repudiate

Main Entry:	award
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give prize or reward
Synonyms:	accord, adjudge, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, concede, confer, decree, dish out, distribute, donate, endow, gift, grant, hand out, present, render, reward, shell out, fork out*, sweeten the kitty

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Main Entry:	back down
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	back off
Synonyms:	abandon, accede, acquiesce, admit, back off, back out, balk, bow out, cancel, chicken out, chicken out, concede, cop out, demur, give in, hold back, pull out, recant, recoil, renege, resign, retreat, submit, surrender, take back, withdraw, yield, back pedal, backtrack, beg off, cave in, give ground, give up, go back on, have no fight left, pull back, wimp out, withdraw from agreement or statement
Antonyms:	go forwaard

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Main Entry:	capitulate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give in
Synonyms:	bow, cede, come across, concede, defer, fold, knuckle under, put out, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield, buckle under, cave in, come to terms, give away the store, give out, give up
Antonyms:	defend, fight

Main Entry:	cede
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	abandon, surrender
Synonyms:	abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold, give in, grant, hand over*, leave, relinquish, renounce, resign, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield, abalienate, come across with, fork over, give up, make over, part with, remise, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel
Antonyms:	defend, fight, gain, guard, win, take over

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Main Entry:	condescend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stoop, humble oneself
Synonyms:	accommodate, accord, acquiesce, agree, bend, comply, concede, deign, descend, favor, grant, oblige, submit, vouchsafe, yield, be courteous, come down off high horse, degrade oneself, demean oneself, high hat, lower oneself, see fit, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, unbend
Antonyms:	rise above

Main Entry:	confess
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	admit, confirm
Synonyms:	acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger, fink, grant, humble oneself, leak, let on, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing, snitch, sound off, spill the beans, spit out, squeal, tip hand, unload, vent, weasel*
Antonyms:	conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete

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Main Entry:	consent
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	agree
Synonyms:	accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, knuckle under, let, okay, permit, sanction, subscribe, yes, yield, give the nod, give up, make a deal, roll over, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, throw in the towel
Antonyms:	differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse

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Main Entry:	give in/give up
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	admit defeat
Synonyms:	abandon, back down, bail out, bow out, buckle under, capitulate, cave in, cease, cede, chicken out, collapse, comply, concede, cry uncle, cut out, desist, despair, drop, drop like a hot potato, fold, forswear, hand over, leave off, pull out, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, take the oath, throw in the towel, waive, walk out on, wash one's hands of, yield
Antonyms:	fight, hold out, stand up to, withstand

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Main Entry:	grant
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	authorize, allow
Synonyms:	accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come through, concede, confer, convey, donate, drop, give, give in, impart, invest, own, permit, present, profess, relinquish, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on*
Antonyms:	condemn, deny, refuse, veto

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Main Entry:	let on
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	acknowledge, admit
Synonyms:	allow, avow, betray, concede, confess, disclose, divulge, give away, grant, hint, imply, indicate, mouth, own, reveal, say, spill, suggest, tell, uncover, unveil, let out, make known, own up
Antonyms:	deny, disacknowledge

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Main Entry:	permit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	allow participation
Synonyms:	abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, sign, suffer, thumbs up, tolerate, warrant, blink at, give leave, give permission, let pass, say yes, shake on, sign off on, take kindly to, wink at
Antonyms:	deny, disallow, refuse, reject

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Main Entry:	surrender
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give up; resign
Synonyms:	abandon, capitulate, cede, commit, concede, consign, cry uncle, eat crow, entrust, fall, fold, forego, give in, go down, go under, hand over, knuckle under, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, submit, succumb, waive, yield, buckle under, cave in, deliver up, eat humble pie, go along with, knuckle, let go, pack it in, part with, play dead, put up white flag, roll over, throw in the towel, toss it in
Antonyms:	conquer, fight, surpass, win

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Main Entry:	give in
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	admit defeat
Synonyms:	abandon, back down, bail out, bow out, capitulate, cease, cede, chicken out, collapse, comply, concede, cry uncle, cut out, desist, despair, drop, fold, forswear, hand over, leave off, pull out, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, waive, yield, buckle under, cave in, give up
Antonyms:	hold out

Main Entry:	abide
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	submit to, put up with
Synonyms:	accept, acknowledge, bear, bear with, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang tough, receive, sit tight*, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big about, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with
Antonyms:	despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun

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Main Entry:	accord
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give approval, grant
Synonyms:	accede, acquiesce, admit, allow, award, bestow, concede, confer, endow, give, present, render, tender, vouchsafe
Antonyms:	argue, challenge, deny, disallow, disapprove, oppose, question, refuse, withhold

Main Entry:	admit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	allow entry or use
Synonyms:	accept, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign*, suffer, take, take in, be big on, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, let in, sign off on
Antonyms:	debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut

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Main Entry:	agree
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	be in unison, assent with another
Synonyms:	accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, bury the hatchet, check, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal, engage, grant, okay, permit, play ball, recognize, set, settle, sign, subscribe, yes*, be of the same mind, buy into, clinch the deal, come to terms, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, make a deal, pass on, see eye to eye, shake on, side with, take one up on
Antonyms:	contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse