cede

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

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

OTHER WORDS FOR cede

relinquish, abandon; grant, transfer, convey.

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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, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cede

cede , concede, secede, seed

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How to use cede in a sentence

We cannot watch as America becomes less prosperous and cedes its position to a totalitarian power dedicated to bending the world to its will.
Tom Cotton’s big plan to “beat China,” explained|Alex Ward|February 19, 2021|Vox
It challenged owners to forge a truer partnership and, perhaps in some situations, cede a few ounces of their control.
Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league.|Jerry Brewer|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
Because if we are not serious, the strategy to ever get the Senate control back won’t happen — because you can’t just cede a state to the other side and allow their foundation and their base to be higher each election cycle.
The Trailer: How Democrats plan to fight domestic terror|David Weigel|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
Ted Lerner, 95, ceded principal ownership to his son, Mark, in 2018.
Will the Nationals extend Max Scherzer’s contract? There are a few dynamics at play.|Jesse Dougherty|December 16, 2020|Washington Post

“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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
By ignoring it, however, he cedes the narrative to the Republicans.
Obama’s Missing Economic Narrative|Peter Beinart|September 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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|Various
I like it better than I do any book that pre- cedes it, because it touches upon the human.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
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 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

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, noun

Word Origin for cede

C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way

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