cede

tr.v., ced·ed, ced·ing, cedes.

1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty. See synonyms at relinquish.
2. To yield; grant: The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.

[French céder, from Old French, from Latin cēdere.]

(seed)

verb tr.
To yield or to surrender something, such as a territory.

Etymology
From Latin cedere (to go or to yield). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ked- (to go or yield) that's also the ancestor of exceed, secede, proceed, cease, and necessary

Usage
"North Korea signed an agreement in the 1960s to cede territorial rights of about half of the mountain to China." — China Protests Against S. Korean Athletes' Action at Awards Ceremony; Yohnap News (Seoul, South Korea); Feb 1, 2007.

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To transfer a risk from an insurance company to a reinsurance company.

verb

1. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See keep/release.
2. To let (something) go: abandon, forgo, lay down, relinquish, surrender, yield. See keep/release.
3. To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document: deed, grant, make over, sign over. Law alien, alienate, assign, convey, transfer. See give/take/reciprocity, law.

v

Definition: abandon, surrender
Antonyms: defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To yield up; to assign; to grant; to surrender; to withdraw. Generally used to designate the transfer of territory from one government to another.

IN BRIEF: To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.

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.

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

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• cede to    cedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ceder

idioms:

• cede to    transferir para

Русский (Russian)
уступить

idioms:

• cede to    уступить

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

idioms:

• cede to    引き渡す, 認める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تنازل عن أموال أو أراضي او حقوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ויתר על, העביר (שטח)‬

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