English dictionary

cede

/s/i/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

verb.possession

Synonyms concede grant yield

Source: WordNet 3.0
relinquish possession or control over

verb.possession

Synonyms deliver give up surrender

Source: WordNet 3.0
To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to <i>cede</i> a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.

verb

Source: webster1913