Definitions for cede

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IPA: /sid/

Cede is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 21 anagrams from letters in cede (cdee).

Definitions for cede

verb (used with object)

  1. to yield or formally surrender to another:

Origin of cede

First recorded in 1625-35, cede is from the Latin word cēdere to go, yield

Examples for cede

There was a tendency to cede too much of our democracy to these leaders, elected or not, and trust them to do the right thing.

We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its promise.

Indeed I can hardly say I cede it, for I do not yet possess it.

And if they don't act quickly, they might cede this ground to the Democrats for the next generation.

She was ready to cede him this point if he set any store by it.

We will cede the point, for it amounts to an admission that he knows nothing.

There, if you cede so much to the authority of my years, the matter may be allowed to rest.

This king chose to disappear in the mountains permanently rather than cede to a colonial power.

The Red Devils, to their credit, stayed resilient, but Argentina, now ahead, was determined not to cede an inch.

That is one reason why you should not think me generous, though it is not the reason why I cede them.

Word Value for cede
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Words with friends

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