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cede
[ seed ]
verb (used with object)
- to yield or formally surrender to another:
to cede territory.
Synonyms: , , , ,
cede
/ ː /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by to to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights)
the lands were ceded by treaty
- tr to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- · noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cede1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cede1
Example Sentences
They shouldn’t cede the traditions of this country, like the flag, the White House and democracy, to a tyrant like Trump just because he has wrapped himself in them.
The United States will have a sphere of influence and we will cede Europe to Putin as his sphere of influence and feed perhaps Asia to China.
Trump agreed that he could take office a third time if Vice President JD Vance won the presidency and then ceded it to him.
He also rebuffed claims by the White House that he discussed ceding ownership of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to the US during a call with President Donald Trump.
Trump, who has insisted that Ukraine cede the rights to its mineral wealth as compensation for U.S. military assistance, said the call with Putin would also include discussion of Ukraine's resources.
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