Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cedes, present participle ceding, past tense, past participle ceded
verb
If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
[formal]
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded theisland to America. [VERB noun + to]
The General had promised to cede power by January. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: surrender, grant, transfer, abandon More Synonyms of cede
cede in British English
(siːd)
verb
1. (whenintr, often foll by to)
to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights)
the lands were ceded by treaty
2. (transitive)
to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc)
Derived forms
ceder (ˈceder)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin cēdere to yield, give way
cede in American English
(sid)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈceded or ˈceding
1.
to give up one's rights in; surrender formally
2.
to transfer the title or ownership of
Word origin
Fr céder < L cedere, to yield, orig., to go, leave < *ce-, directive particle (< IE *e-, this one, here) + *sed-; akin to sedere, sit
cede in Insurance
(sid)
Word forms: (present) cedes, (past) ceded, (perfect) ceded, (progressive) ceding
verb
(Insurance: Reinsurance)
If a company or person cedes business, they reinsure their liability with another company or person, transferring the risk from an insurance company to a reinsurance company.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ a risk~ business
Insurers can share a portion of their risks, up to 10 percent of their book of business,and each insurer chooses which risks to cede.
After the insurer keeps its share of the risk, the remainder is ceded to the reinsurer, so the reinsurer shares proportionately in the risk.
If a company or person cedes business, they reinsure their liability with another company or person, transferringthe risk from an insurance company to a reinsurance company.
Examples of 'cede' in a sentence
cede
It comes after weeks of speculation that he was preparing to cede power to his son.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To broaden democratic accountability he urges Westminster to cede real powers to elected mayors in big cities and smaller towns too.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Have we ceded too much power to the EU?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Again, it seemed as though the visitors would seize the day and Norwich began to cede territory.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To ensure countries are held responsible, he again called for national governments to cede some powers to Brussels.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps the hardest question for the team is how much power to cede to China in the search for solutions - and money.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It provides for an automatic national vote should any UK government agree to cede further power to the Union.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
cede
British English: cede VERB
If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
He is moving into semi-retirement, ceding control to his son.
American English: cede
Brazilian Portuguese: ceder
Chinese: > 割让迫于军事、政治压力
European Spanish: ceder
French: céder
German: abtreten
Italian: cedere
Japanese: 割譲する
Korean: > 양도하다권력을
European Portuguese: ceder
Latin American Spanish: ceder
(verb)
Definition
to transfer or surrender (territory or legal rights)
The General had promised to cede power by January.
Synonyms
surrender
She had to surrender all rights to her property.
grant
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.
transfer
Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically.
abandon
They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.
yield
He may yield control.
concede
The government has never conceded that territory to the rebels.
hand over
relinquish
He does not intend to relinquish power.
renounce
He renounced his claim to the throne.
make over
abdicate
Edward chose to abdicate the throne, rather than give Mrs Simpson up.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abandon
They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.
Synonyms
give up,
resign from,
yield,
surrender,
relinquish,
renounce,
waive,
cede,
forgo,
abdicate
in the sense of abdicate
Edward chose to abdicate the throne, rather than give Mrs Simpson up.
Synonyms
give up,
yield,
hand over,
surrender,
relinquish,
renounce,
waive,
vacate,
cede,
abjure
in the sense of concede
Definition
to give up or grant (something, such as a right)
The government has never conceded that territory to the rebels.