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cede
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verb (used with object), ced·ed, ced·ing.
to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.
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Origin of cede
First recorded in 1625–35, cede is from the Latin word cēdere “to go, yield”
OTHER WORDS FROM cede
ced·er, nounWords nearby cede
Cedar Rapids, cedar robe, cedar waxwing, cedarwood, cedarwood oil, cede, ceded, cedi, cedilla, Cedric, cee
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British Dictionary definitions for cede
cede
/ (siːd) /
verb
(when intr, often foll by to) to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights)the lands were ceded by treaty
(tr) to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc)
Derived forms of cede
ceder, nounWord Origin for cede
C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way
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