DEEDING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

deeding

verb

present participle of deed

as in ceding

to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter

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expropriating

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But an industry that can only reliably fill seats for a dozen event-scale releases a year, while quietly ceding everything else to streaming, is not a healthy industry putting on a growth spurt.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The Russia sanctions bill merely marks the latest instance of the legislative branch ceding trade authority to the executive branch.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceding

Verb

Such attention to detail is normalized in a scientific setting - using extreme caution when transferring substances from surface to surface is standard practice.

— Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The agencies have historically planned transit service independently even though transit riders often use more than one service — for instance, taking a CTA bus to a Metra train station, or transferring from a Pace bus to the CTA.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

As temple members met their gruesome death, documents bequeathing some $7 million to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were spirited out of Jonestown in a suitcase stuffed with cash.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
William inherited the piece after her death in 1997, eventually bequeathing it to his wife.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 June 2026

Definition of bequeathing

Verb

Key recommendations include honest employee briefings, setting internal AI usage guidelines, documenting AI use, and assigning C-suite ownership for AI's IP implications to protect ROI in this evolving landscape.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assigning

Verb

America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquishing

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