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cede

UK/siːd/ US/ˈsid/ rare

verb

1.

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

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2.

relinquish possession or control over

  • “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”
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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”).

Phrases

  • cede the field

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