cede

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).

1. To give up; yield to another.

   “Edward decided to cede the province.”

   “In the late nineteenth century, the Chinese ceded Taiwan to the Japanese.”

2. To give up; yield to another.

   “After figuring out the seating arrangement and ceding him the window seat, I took my own seat by the aisle.”

3. To give way.