re-cede
Britishverb
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In 1800, Napoleon had forced Spain to re-cede Louisiana to France, as the price of the First Consul's uncertain goodwill and other intangible or elusive favors.
From Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
In 1800 he prevailed upon the Spanish government to re-cede to France the extensive territory—called Louisiana—lying west of the Mississippi River.
From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.
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