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

And for years, Detroit’s automakers have largely ceded the small-car and sedan race to Asian companies such as Toyota Motor and Hyundai Motor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, the government took over the camp from its Kurdish administrators, who had long run it, as Kurdish forces ceded territory and Damascus extended its control across swathes of Syria's northeast.

From Barron's

The capital-formation function has been ceded to the private markets, with initial public offerings increasingly an avenue for early private investors and insiders to “monetize” their holdings rather than just raise new money.

From Barron's

The capital-formation function has been ceded to the private markets, with initial public offerings increasingly an avenue for early private investors and insiders to “monetize” their holdings rather than just raise new money.

From Barron's

The region once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire but was ceded to Italy as part of a First World War settlement.

From Barron's

Related Words

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