Citations:unconcede

Verb: "to retract a prior concession"

 * 1996 — R. W. Apple, Jr., "Economy Helps Again", The New York Times, 6 November 1996:
 * After a flurry of telephone calls, he became the first Presidential candidate in history to unconcede, however temporarily.
 * 2000 — Toby Harnden & Ben Fenton, "One amazing night on the rollercoaster", The Telegraph, 9 November 2000:
 * Sensing a lifeline, Mr Gore ordered Mr Daley to phone Don Evans, his counterpart in Austin, and warn him that the Vice-President was about to "unconcede".
 * 2000 — Dale McFeatters, "You Don't Have To Be Dead Or Rich To Be Senator - But It Sure Helps", The Press of Atlantic City, 11 November 2000:
 * Gore phoned George W. Bush to concede and then, deciding he still had a fighting chance, called back to unconcede.
 * 2004 — Manuel Roig-Franzia & Dan Keating, "Latest Conspiracy Theory -- Kerry Won -- Hits the Ether", The Washington Post, 11 November 2004:
 * Still, messages posted on the aptly named Quixotegroup discussion cluster urged members to send fraud evidence to the law firm of Kerry's brother, Cameron Kerry, to persuade the Democratic candidate to "unconcede."
 * 2009 — Brian Montopoli, "Doug Hoffman 'Unconcedes' House Race", CBS News, 16 November 2009:
 * Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman (left) has "unconceded" the closely-watched N.Y. 23 House race, which he had previously thought he had lost to Democratic candidate Bill Owens, The Hill reports.