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List of meaning for cede

to give away authority to a government, group, or person

concede, yield, cede, grant(verb)

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

surrender, cede, deliver, give up(verb)

relinquish possession or control over

"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

to give over the legal possession or ownership of

Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

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