cede

cede

transitive verb \ˈsēd\

ced·edced·ing

Definition of CEDE

1

: to yield or grant typically by treaty

2

: assign, transfer

— ced·er noun

Examples of CEDE

1. Russia ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.
2. <she reluctantly ceded her position as leader>

Origin of CEDE

French or Latin; French céder, from Latin cedere to go, withdraw, yield

First Known Use: 1749

Related to CEDE

Synonyms

surrender, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yield

Related Words

commit, consign, entrust (also intrust), transfer; forfeit, release, waive; abnegate, renounce, resign; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shed

Near Antonyms

keep, retain, withhold

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism