cede
cede [cede cedes ceded ceding] BrE [siːd] NAmE [siːd] verb ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to give sb control of sth or give them power, a right, etc, especially unwillingly •Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. see also ↑cession Verb forms: Word Origin: early 16th cent.: from French céder or Latin cedere ‘to yield’.
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