verb (used with object), ced·ed, ced·ing.
to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.
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cede (siːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights): the lands were ceded by treaty |
| 2. | (tr) to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc) |
| [C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way] | |
| 'ceder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
cede
1633, from L. cedere "to yield," originally "to go, leave," from PIE base *ked- "to go, yield" (cf. Skt. a-sad- "to go, approach;" Avestan apa-had- "turn aside, step aside;" Gk. hodos "way," hodites "wanderer, wayfarer;" O.C.S. chodu "a walking, going," choditi "to go").
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Example sentences
She didn't even cede ground to her husband's evangelical supporters.
Amidst the confusion, patients often cede decisions to their providers.
Extending such practices would not be easy: politicians would naturally be reluctant to cede power.
Another view is that people will gladly cede some of their privacy for the chance to beat a traffic jam.
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