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Webster 1913 Edition

cede

cede

(sēd)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
ceded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
ceding
.]
[L.
cedere
to withdraw, yield; akin to
cadere
to fall, and to E.
chance
; cf. F.
céder
.]
To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign;
as, to
cede
a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty
.
The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights.
Jay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cede

CEDE

, v.t.
1.
To yield; to surrender; to give up; to resign; as to cede a fortress, a province or country, by treaty. This word is appropriately used to denote the relinquishment of a conquered city, fortress, or territory, to the former sovereign or proprietor.
2.
To relinquish and grant; as, to cede all claims to a disputed right or territory.
The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights.

Definition 2024

cede

cede

See also: cedé, cède, cedê, and cédé

English

Verb

cede ‎(third-person singular simple present cedes, present participle ceding, simple past and past participle ceded)

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

Translations

Related terms

Italian

Verb

cede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cedere

Latin

Verb

cēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of cēdō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ce‧de

Verb

cede

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of ceder
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of ceder

Spanish

Verb

cede

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of ceder.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ceder.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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