- transitive verb To surrender possession of, especially by treaty. synonym: relinquish.
- transitive verb To yield; grant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To yield; give way; submit.
- To pass; be transferred; lapse.
- To yield or formally resign and surrender to another; relinquish and transfer; give up; make over: as, to cede a fortress, province, or country by treaty.
- To yield; grant. [Rare.]
- To transfer, deliver, convey, grant.