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concede vs make a clean breast of

make a clean breast of vs concede

concede and make a clean breast of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concede No No Yes No
make a clean breast of No No Yes No
As verbs, make a clean breast of is a hyponym of concede; that is, make a clean breast of is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concede:
  • concede: admit (to a wrongdoing)
  • make a clean breast of: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
Other hyponyms of concede include fess up, own up.
concede (verb) make a clean breast of (verb)
admit (to a wrongdoing) admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
be willing to concede
acknowledge defeat
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Difference between concede and make a clean breast of

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