cede

Part of Speech - definition - example used in a sentence tr.v-to surrender possession of especially by treaty tr.v-to yeild or grant verb-to yield or formally surrender to another verb-abandon or surrender -admitting lose -to with-draw

//verb -// to yield or formally surrender to another."The Native Americans had to cede land to the Englishmen." " //the machine ceded after its battery died."// " //the fight lasted forever, until the smaller boy finally ceded" " the bull is cedingafter chasing the man around the park."//

Antonyms: gain, take over win keep going forever never stop fight guard defend

Synonyms: surrender yield convey abandon relinquish stop no more never again give up fargo drop fold waive prodigal luminous Related Words: ceder (noun) ceded ceding

Phrases: //give up// //to cede territory The debator refused to cede the point to her opponent// images:I choose this picture because cede means to yield []

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