cede

[seed]

verb (used with object), ced·ed, ced·ing.

to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.

Origin of cede

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

Related formsced·er, nounun·ced·ed, adjective

Can be confusedcede concede secede seed

Synonyms for cede

relinquish, abandon; grant, transfer, convey.

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Related Words for cedes

relinquish, waive, grant, transfer, renounce, communicate, concede, capitulate, alien, accord, convey, alienate, drop, yield, leave, fold, resign, allow, vouchsafe, abdicate

Examples from the Web for cedes

Contemporary Examples of cedes

“He was probably a bear with a sore head after that,” she cedes.
In Florida, Sprawling Humans Confront the Bears Who Lived There First
Jacqui Goddard
March 22, 2014
Ross, 18, cedes that whatever his intentions, he did wrong—albeit in a way that amused him.
Florida’s Wedgie Prankster: I’m Sorry!
Jacqui Goddard
January 16, 2013
By ignoring it, however, he cedes the narrative to the Republicans.
Obama’s Missing Economic Narrative
Peter Beinart
September 9, 2011

Historical Examples of cedes

The main army of science moves to the conquest of new worlds slowly and surely, nor ever cedes an inch of the territory gained.
Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley
T. H. Huxley
Nay, more, for Turkey cedes to England the fruitful and strategic island of Cyprus.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882
Joseph Wild
Does not the power that cedes give up all right whatever to that which accepts?
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)
Thomas Hart Benton
She cedes more willingly to this hector who gives her the illusion of strength, that is of the male's beauty.
The Natural Philosophy of Love
Remy de Gourmont
The engineer and the man of projects enter into partnership; Watt cedes two-thirds of his patent to him.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13
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British Dictionary definitions for cedes

cede

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 Formsceder, noun

Word Origin for cede

C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way

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Word Origin and History for cedes

cede

1630s, from French céder or directly from Latin cedere "to yield, give place; to give up some right or property," originally "to go from, proceed, leave," from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- "to go away, avoid," from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield" (cf. Sanskrit sedhati "to drive; chase away;" Avestan apa-had- "turn aside, step aside;" Greek hodos "way," hodites "wanderer, wayfarer;" Old Church Slavonic chodu "a walking, going," choditi "to go"). Related: Ceded; ceding. The sense evolution in Latin is via the notion of "to go away, withdraw, give ground."