Cede

Pronunciation

• IPA: /siːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd
• Homophones: sede, seed

Origin

Old French ceder, from Latin cedō ("to yield"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiesdʰ- ("to drive away; to go away").

Full definition of cede

Verb

1. (transitive) To give up, give way, give away.Edward decided to cede the province.

Related terms

• accede
• concede
• excede
• exceed
• intercede
• precede
• proceed
• recede
• secede
• succeed
• supercede, supersede