cede

[US]/siːd/
[UK]/siːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. yield, relinquish; give up

Phrases & Collocations

cede territory

cede control

cede power

Example Sentences

they have had to cede ground to the government.

a province ceded by treaty.

A third of the territory was ceded to France.

He ceded his stock holdings to his children.

The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.

As a result of a series of European wars, Florida was ceded to England.

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