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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


cède

cède

See also: cede, cedé, cédé, and cedê

French

Verb

cède

  1. first-person singular present indicative of céder
  2. third-person singular present indicative of céder
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of céder
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of céder
  5. second-person singular imperative of céder