Definition of Cede

to give away authority to a government, group, or person

Examples of Cede in a sentence

When Matt became terminally ill, he had no choice but to cede control of his company to his daughter.  🔊

Dan was happy his mother had no plans to cede her maternal duties because he hated doing laundry.  🔊

Because Ann believed her new job kept her away from home too much, she decided to cede the position to her assistant.  🔊

The coach was forced to cede control of the team after he failed a drug test.  🔊

Since I can no longer afford to make car payments, I am going to cede ownership of the vehicle back to my lender.  🔊

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