Pronunciation : Cede
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere to fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. c?der.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Ceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Ceding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913