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Word: Cede
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French céder or Latin cedere ‘to yield’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
siːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
give up (power or territory)
Short Definition:give up
Examples:- in 1874, the islands were ceded to Britain
- he ceded control of the company to his brother
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