
[French céder, from Old French, from Latin cēdere.]
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verb
Definition: abandon, surrender
Antonyms: defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win
To yield up; to assign; to grant; to surrender; to withdraw. Generally used to designate the transfer of territory from one government to another.
They had to cede possession of the land after they lost the battle.
Tutor's tip: After much argument, he decided to "cede" (to yield) that it was okay to "seed" (to place chemicals in clouds to cause rain) the clouds as a way to end a drought.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afstå, overdrage
Nederlands (Dutch)
afstaan, overdragen
Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Jur) céder à, (Sport) concéder à
Deutsch (German)
v. - übertragen, abtreten, einräumen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκχωρώ, παραχωρώ, μεταβιβάζω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - ceder
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Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ceder, traspasar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avträda, överlåta (åt)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
放弃
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 放棄
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 권리를 양도하다, 양보하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 譲る, 譲渡する, 割譲する
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) تنازل عن أموال أو أراضي او حقوق
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ויתר על, העביר (שטח)
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