cede

(sēd)
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.]

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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

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.

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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

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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