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to cede
01
to hand over power, land, or a position to another, particularly due to being forced
Transitive: to cede power or position
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cede
3rd person singular
cedes
Present participle
ceding
Past simple
ceded
Past participle
ceded
Examples
The king was pressured to cede his crown in exchange for his family's safety.
02
to transfer the title, rights, or ownership of something to another person or entity
Transitive: to cede a property or right to sb
Examples
She ceded ownership of the house to her children, passing it down through generations.
Lexical Tree
ceding
precede
recede
cede
