cede

/ˈsid/SEED

/ˈsid/SEED

Meaningto give way

Common meaning: to give up land or power to another

cedto go, move away; to give wayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 307 · scan

Journey through time

Latincedere‘to yield’source
Englishcede‘to give up land or power to another’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cēdō ‘to go, move away’.

Roots

cēdō, cessī, cessum Latin “to go, move away; to give way”

Related words

abscess accede access antecedent concede decease exceed excess precede proceed process recede

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