cede

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cedō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːd/

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• Rhymes: -iːd
• Homophones: sede, seed

Verb

cede (third-person singular simple present cedes, present participle ceding, simple past and past participle ceded)

1. (transitive) To give up, give way, give away.

   Edward decided to cede the province.

Anagrams

• dece

Verb

cede

1. third-person singular present indicative of cedere

Verb

cēde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cēdō

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ce‧de

Verb

cede

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of ceder
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of ceder

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθede/, [ˈθeðe]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈsede/, [ˈseðe]
• Homophone: sede (Latin America)

Verb

cede

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ceder.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ceder.