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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 of cede

cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, surrender, turn in, turn over, yield
Words Related to cede

commit, consign, entrust (also intrust), transfer

forfeit, release, waive

abnegate, renounce, resign

abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shed
Near Antonyms of cede

keep, retain, withhold
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
Synonyms of cede

alien, alienate, assign, convey, deed, make over, transfer
Words Related to cede

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
Phrases Synonymous with cede

dispose of
Near Antonyms of cede

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 of cede

abdicate, abnegate, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender
Words Related to cede

abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive

forsake, give up, hand over, yield

abandon, desert, quit, vacate
Near Antonyms of cede

appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate

seize, take over, usurp, wrest

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure

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