ceded

[ see-did ]

adjective

1. yielded or formally surrendered:

   The new owners will have total sovereignty over the ceded lands.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of cede ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·ced·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceded¹

cede ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

This being a presidential election year, Democrats hope that a higher voter turnout could make up some of the ground that O’Rourke ceded in the 2018 race.

From Los Angeles Times

Australia is the only ex-British colony without one, and many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people emphasise that they never ceded their sovereignty or land to the Crown.

From BBC

Biden, 81 and the nation’s oldest sitting president, ceded the Democratic ticket to Harris, who turns 60 on Sunday, after concerns about his age and acuity mounted following a disastrous debate against Trump in June.

From Los Angeles Times

After a relatively brief spell as a Dutch colony, Taiwan was administered by China's Qing dynasty, before it was ceded to Tokyo after Japan won the First Sino-Japanese War.

From BBC

Spain continues to assert its sovereignty over Gibraltar, which it ceded to Britain in 1713.

From BBC

Related Words

• capitulate
• communicate
• concede
• give in
• give up
• grant
• hand over
• relinquish
• renounce
• sign over
• transfer
• waive