cede

[seed]

verb (used with object)

ceded, ceding 

1. to yield or formally surrender to another.

   to cede territory.

   Synonyms: convey, transfer, grant, abandon, relinquish

cede

/ siːd /

verb

1. to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights)

   the lands were ceded by treaty

2. (tr) to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc)

Other Word Forms

• ceder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cede¹

First recorded in 1625–35, cede is from the Latin word cēdere “to go, yield”

Word History and Origins

Origin of cede¹

C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way

Example Sentences

They ceded space and time to Greece, who had it easy.

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Yet I remain a Catholic because you shouldn’t turn your back so easily on institutions that formed you and you don’t cede your identity to heretics.

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But others see it as ceding power to the military.

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“The Biden controls cost taxpayers tens of billions, crippled innovation and ceded ground to foreign rivals.”

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Analysts have said the company has ceded significant market share and that it is struggling with its price perception among consumers.

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Related Words

• capitulate 
• communicate 
• concede 
• give in 
• give up 
• grant 
• hand over 
• relinquish 
• renounce 
• sign over 
• transfer 
• waive