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Coincide vs Concede - What's the difference?

coincide | concede |

As verbs the difference between coincide and concede

is that coincide is to occupy exactly the same space while concede is to yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

coincide

English

Verb

  • To occupy exactly the same space.
  • The two squares coincide nicely.
  • To occur at the same time.
  • The conference will coincide with his vacation.
  • To correspond, concur, or agree.
  • Our ideas coincide , except in certain areas.

    Derived terms

    * coincident * coincidence

    See also

    * incident * accident * simultaneous ----

    concede

    English

    Verb

    (conced)
  • To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 2 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal.}}
  • (cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
  • Synonyms

    (in sports) let in