Thesaurus
cede
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CEDE
1
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress <she reluctantly ceded her position as leader>
Synonyms cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yield
2
to give over the legal possession or ownership of <Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War>
Related Words bequeath, hand down, leave, pass (down), will; bestow, commend, commit, confer, contribute, deliver, donate, grant, hand over, move, pass, present, release, relinquish, surrender, transmit, turn in, turn over, vest, yield; consign, entrust (also intrust), trust; lease, lend, let [chiefly British], loan, rent
Near Antonyms expropriate
3
to give up (as a position of authority) formally <the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election>
Synonyms abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender
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