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To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.

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  1. v. t. To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
  2. v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  3. v. relinquish possession or control over
  4. To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty. The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights. Jay.
  5. To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede afortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights.Jay.
  6. v:100 v give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another v relinquish possession or control over