ceded

American  

[see-did] / ˈsi dɪd /

adjective

1. yielded or formally surrendered.

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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unceded adjective

Etymology

Origin of ceded

cede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Analysts have said the company has ceded significant market share in recent quarters and that it is struggling with its price perception among consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he has ceded the quest for chart-topping hits to younger rappers, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any semblance of USC’s local supremacy under Carroll was ceded completely over the past decade as other college football powers, such as Ohio State or Oregon, planted their own flags on the Trojans’ home turf.

From Los Angeles Times

He seems to find it dubious that the treaty that ceded this land will bring about lasting peace.

From Los Angeles Times

The Big Ten is partly in this predicament, Acker said, because conference commissioners in general “were ceded far too much power.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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