ceded

[see-did]

adjective

1. yielded or formally surrendered.

   The new owners will have total sovereignty over the ceded lands.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of cede.

Other Word Forms

• unceded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceded¹

cede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

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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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And she brushes off those who charge she has ceded sovereignty to the Americans.

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It has since ceded more power now and then in statutes that stipulate specific and limited terms for imposing tariffs.

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Related Words

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