cede

siːd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of cede - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

authority

tr.

give up control or rights to another

tr.

The country ceded control of the island.

relinquish

surrender

pressure

intr.

yield under pressure or authority

intr.

The leader ceded power after the negotiations.

capitulate

relinquish

surrender

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cede the field

give up control or territory

The army had to cede the field to the advancing enemy forces.

Origin of cede

Latin, cedere (to go, yield)

Examples of cede in a sentence

The company had to cede its market share to competitors.
Under pressure, the company ceded the disputed territory.
He ceded control of the project to his colleague.

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French:céder, renoncer, ...
German:abtreten, abgeben, ...
Italian:cedere, arrendersi, ...
Spanish:ceder, ...
Portuguese:ceder, ...
Chinese:放弃, 屈服, ...
Japanese:譲渡する, 譲る, ...
Arabic:تَنازَلَ, خَضَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִמְסוֹר, לְוַתֵּר, ...
Russian:уступать, сдаваться, ...
Ukrainian:передати, поступитися, ...
Hindi:नियंत्रण सौंप देना, सत्ता छोड़ना, ...
Bengali:ছেড়ে দেওয়া, নতি স্বীকার করা, ...
Catalan:cedir, claudicar, ...
Czech:postoupit, ustoupit, ...
Danish:afstå, give efter, ...
Dutch:afstaan, toegeven, ...
Greek:παραχωρώ, υποχωρώ, ...
Hungarian:átengedni, engedni, ...
Khmer:ប្រគល់សិទ្ធិឱ្យ, ចុះចាញ់, ...
Korean:넘기다, ...
Persian:واگذار کردن, تسلیم شدن, ...
Polish:zrzekać się, ustępować, ...
Portuguese (BR):ceder, ...
Romanian:a ceda, a renunța, ...
Swedish:avstå, ge efter, ...
Thai:ยกให้, ยอมให้, ...
Turkish:bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:nhượng lại, nhượng bộ, ...

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