cede

UK /siːd/ US /siːd/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To give up; yield to another.

Edward decided to cede the province.

In the late nineteenth century, the Chinese ceded Taiwan to the Japanese.

2

To give up; yield to another.

After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.

3

To give way.

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