cede

/sˈiːd/

/ˈsid/

to cede

MAIN VERB

to hand over power, land, or a position to another, particularly due to being forced

synonyms : deliver

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

synonyms : concede

Examples

1. Ceded the decision.

2. The prison service ceded some land at the end of the prison.

3. She ceded that control

4. The Haitian zombi ceded relevance to a more violent version of the undead during the mid-20th century.