Concede vs Impasse - What's the difference?
concede | impasse |
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
To yield or make concession.
(sports) To have a goal or point scored against
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(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac
a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
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As a verb concede
is .As a noun impasse is
a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.concede
English
Verb
(conced)- He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.
- Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.
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Synonyms
(in sports) let inimpasse
English
Noun
(wikipedia impasse) (en noun)- "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse . If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."
