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ceded
[ see-did ]
adjective
- yielded or formally surrendered:
The new owners will have total sovereignty over the ceded lands.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of cede ( def ).
Other Words From
- un·ced·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ceded1
Example Sentences
Trump essentially ceded to Putin’s main demands: Ukraine will have to give up territory seized illegally by Russia, and must give up its goal of joining NATO.
In 1988, Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and ceded all authority over gaming on tribal lands to the states in which they reside.
Considering his day job, Roberts has ceded the business side of the operation to his co-owners, taking on more of an ambassador role.
Barenboim initially ceded to protests from Holocaust survivors and pressure from politicians - but at the end of the concert, he asked the audience if they wanted him to play Wagner after all.
The problem, he feels, is “we’ve ceded to them the right to be an authority instead of other people who know a lot, too.”
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