cede Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    yield; concede; grant.
  2. verb relinquish possession or control over
    give up; surrender; deliver.
    • The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in

WordNet

Cede transitive verb
Etymology
L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere to fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. céder.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ceded; present participle & verbal noun Ceding
Definitions
  1. To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
    The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights. Jay.

Webster 1913