Cede

Pronunciation: /siːd/

Definitions of cede

verb to give up or surrender power or territory

Example Sentences

A1 The king decided to cede his throne to his son.

A2 After much negotiation, the country agreed to cede a small portion of land to its neighbor.

B1 The company was forced to cede control of its operations to a larger corporation.

B2 In the treaty, the two countries agreed to cede ownership of the disputed territory to a neutral party.

C1 The CEO made the difficult decision to cede control of the company to a new management team.

C2 The government was pressured to cede its authority to an international governing body in order to maintain peace in the region.

Examples of cede in a Sentence

formal The landowner decided to cede a portion of his property to the government for the construction of a new road.

informal After much negotiation, the company finally agreed to cede control of the project to the new manager.

slang I told him to cede the last slice of pizza to me, but he insisted on finishing it himself.

figurative Sometimes we need to learn to cede control and trust others to handle things in their own way.

Grammatical Forms of cede

• past tense: ceded
• plural: cede
• comparative: more ceding
• superlative: most ceding
• present tense: cede
• future tense: will cede
• perfect tense: have ceded
• continuous tense: is ceding
• singular: cedes
• positive degree: cede
• infinitive: cede
• gerund: ceding
• participle: ceding

Origin and Evolution of cede

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'cede' originated from the Latin word 'cedere' which means 'to go away, yield'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'cede' has retained its original meaning of giving up or surrendering, but has also come to be used in a broader sense of transferring or relinquishing control or possession of something.