Definitions
relinquish possession or control over
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).
Used in a sentence
“Edward decided to cede the province.”
“In the late nineteenth century, the Chinese ceded Taiwan to the Japanese.”
“After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Yield”4 letters
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