Meaning of CEDE
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- [v] relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
- [v] give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
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| | Synonyms: | | concede, deliver, give up, grant, surrender, yield |
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| | See Also: | | gift, give, present, sell, sign away, sign over, yield up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cede\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ceded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ceding}.] [L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere to
fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. c['e]der.]
To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a
fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by
treaty.
The people must cede to the government some of their
natural rights. --Jay.
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| | Related Terms: | | abalienate, abandon, abdicate, abjure, accord, acknowledge defeat, alien, alienate, amortize, assign, barter, beg a truce, bequeath, capitulate, cease, come to terms, concede, confer, consign, convey, cry pax, cry quits, deed, deed over, deliver, demise, desist from, devolve upon, disgorge, dispense with, dispose of, do without, drop, dump, enfeoff, exchange, forgo, forswear, get along without, get rid of, give, give away, give over, give title to, give up, give way, grant, hand, hand down, hand on, hand over, have done with, implore mercy, kiss good-bye, lay down, leave, leave off, make a sacrifice, make over, negotiate, part with, pass, pass on, pass over, pray for quarter, quitclaim, recant, relinquish, remise, render up, renounce, resign, retract, sacrifice, say uncle, sell, settle, settle on, sign away, sign over, spare, surrender, swear off, throw up, trade, transfer, transmit, turn over, turn up, vacate, vouchsafe, waive, yield, yield the palm |
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