cede v. t. [imp. & p. p. ceded; p. pr. & vb. n. ceding.] To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights. --Jay.
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ceding
n : the act of ceding [syn: cession]