Concede to something

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Hello,

How does the following sound to you?:

Future concedes to history.
Night concedes to day.

What I mean is can somebody/something concede to somebody/something (meaning give way to) at all?

If yes, how would you paraphrase this expression retaining the same meaning? I can think of 'give way to', 'yield to', 'give in to'. Are these more or less synonymous here? If you can think of any other phrases, please add them.

Thank you in advance,
Michal

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Concede is possible, but I'd use yield, give way here. The reason is I wouldn't want to murk the understanding with the admit meaning of concede.

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con·cede

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
Etymology: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- + cedere to go along, give way, yield -- more at CEDE

transitive verb
1 : to grant as a right or privilege : ALLOW, SURRENDER, PERMIT<Britain conceded the independence of the colonies> <we cannot concede an increase in wages now> <he is willing to concede his share to his sister>
2 : ADMIT, ACKNOWLEDGE<the right of the state to tax is generally conceded>: a : to accept as true or accurate (as something discussed or debated) <still less does he concede that the British have any claim to the gratitude of the inhabitants -- Michael Clark> <we have no choice but to concede their figures> b : to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly <conceded that it might be a good idea> <they conceded that their decision had been unwise> c : to acknowledge as won by an opponent without formal determination of the result <South trumped the return and the opponents conceded the rest of the tricks> <the senator conceded the election shortly after midnight> d : to acknowledge a person to have <even his enemies concede him courage>

intransitive verb : to make http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?book=Third&va=concession : YIELD
synonym see GRANT

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MichalS · Answer

Thanks a lot again.
Michal

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