CEDE


Meaning of CEDE in English

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( cedes, ceding, ceded)

If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure. ( FORMAL )

Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America...

The General had promised to cede power by January.

VERB : V n to n , V n

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