cede
//siːd//
Verb
cedeInfinitive
cedePresent tense
cededPast tense
cededPast participle
cedingPresent participle
cedesThird-person singular
1
To give up power, territory, or rights to another, especially formally or by treaty.
The country was forced to cede territory to its neighbor after the war.
2
To yield or surrender something reluctantly.
After much debate, she finally ceded control of the project to her colleague.