cede

verb

ˈsēd How to pronounce cede (audio)
Definition of cedenext
1
as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

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2
as in to assign
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

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3
as in to abdicate
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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Recent Examples of cede This is also the first film for which Vaz has ceded editing responsibilities. — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The 28-point plan leaked in November 2025 and the subsequent attempts to get Kyiv to cede control of the Donbas exemplify the approach. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 There are often needs to consolidate, scale, access new pools of capital or bring in outside expertise, which can require a family to cede some degree of company control. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, if the state steps in with loans, the district would be compelled to cede day-to-day management to an outside caretaker, reducing the district’s board and administration to bystanders. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cede
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cede
  1. relinquish
  2. assign
  3. abdicate
  4. surrender
  5. transfer
  6. resign
  7. render
  8. convey
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  • Venus Venus will soon be relinquishing its dominance of the early evening sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • While Velocity Arts is within the city’s service area, the Utilities Department may relinquish this area to Evergy or another third party provider to serve the project, according to city documents.
    — Taylor O'Connor August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquish
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  • In one simulation, the AI initially assigned a 72% probability that a nearby vessel was simply passing through.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Around the same time, his former deputy private secretary suggested that Harald should abdicate at the egalitarian country's normal retirement age of 67.
    — Terje Solsvik, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of abdicate
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  • Paul Skenes, last year’s NL Cy Young Award winner, lasted all of 4 2/3 innings, having surrendered five runs on eight hits.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When the Blakes want the third iteration of their teenage son Geoff, young Nathan Donovan must surrender his mind for another’s—but the transfer fails, leaving both consciousnesses fighting for their survival.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrender
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  • His son, who is currently attending community college, hopes to transfer to UC Davis.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cut corn kernels from cobs, and transfer kernels to a large bowl.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • This week, multiple deputies in the Hall County Sheriff's Office resigned amid ongoing Flock misuse investigations.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Russini resigned from The Athletic in April, less than a week after photos of her and the married Vrabel, 51, at an Arizona hotel drew scrutiny.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of resign
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  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The class also requires students to design, analyze and render complex 2D and 3D graphics, modeling, texturing, lighting and animation across multiple styles of video games.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of render
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  • Experts say a big reason for the move higher was how little information Warsh conveyed about the Fed’s plans during that news conference last month.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • So nice, doing it twice Brady proposed the special livery to better convey how the T-38 is connected to the Artemis program and its missions.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Cede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cede. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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