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Added 9 October 2026

cede

/siːd/ verb

Latin root: cēdō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cede at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To give up or yield (something).
His Majesty has decided to cede the province.
To give up or yield (something) to (someone).
After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.
To give way.
I guess we will have to wait for them to cede.

Origin

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”).

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