Mammoth Memory

Cede – Give up (power or territory) Surrender; transfer something willingly to someone else

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(Pronounced seed)

To remember the definition of the word cede, use the following mnemonic:

The seed (cede) surrendered.

The seed (cede) surrendered.

 

Examples of cede in a sentence 

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.

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