cede
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cede
- /siːd/
Sounds like sede, seed · Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).
verb cedes · ceding · ceded
- To give up; yield to another. Edward decided to cede the province.
- Same as above. After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.
- To give way.
