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 Word Forms

• un·ced·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceded¹

cede ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

While Columbia University ceded to some of Trump's demands earlier this month, Harvard became the first major US university to take the opposite approach.

From BBC

Trump agreed that he could take office a third time if Vice President JD Vance won the presidency and then ceded it to him.

From Salon

That leaves the steady Stefanovic, who willingly ceded his starting spot to Johnson once the latter player announced he was transferring from USC.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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