verb
- giving up or surrendering (power, territory, or rights) to another person or country, typically by formal agreement
Usage: present participle of 'cede'; formal or legal context
Examples
- The country is ceding control of the island to its neighbor.
- By signing the treaty, they were ceding their territorial claims.
- The company is ceding market share to its competitors.
- He refused to consider ceding any of his authority.
- After the war, the defeated nation was forced into ceding large portions of land.
- The government is ceding responsibility for education to local authorities.