cede

English Thesaurus

1. relinquish possession or control over (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	gift, give, present,
definition	:	give as a present; make a gift of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	yield up,
definition	:	surrender, as a result of pressure or force (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	sell,
definition	:	give up for a price or reward (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	sign away, sign over,
definition	:	formally assign ownership of (verb.possession)

2. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	give,
definition	:	transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession)

3. relinquish possession or control over (verb.possession)

derivation	:	ceding, cession,
definition	:	the act of ceding (noun.act)

derivation	:	surrender,
definition	:	the delivery of a principal into lawful custody (noun.act)

derivation	:	surrenderer, yielder,
definition	:	a person who yields or surrenders (noun.person)

4. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)

derivation	:	ceding, cession,
definition	:	the act of ceding (noun.act)

derivation	:	conceding, concession, yielding,
definition	:	the act of conceding or yielding (noun.communication)

5. relinquish possession or control over (verb.possession)

derivation	:	ceding, cession,
definition	:	the act of ceding (noun.act)

derivation	:	surrender,
definition	:	the delivery of a principal into lawful custody (noun.act)

derivation	:	surrenderer, yielder,
definition	:	a person who yields or surrenders (noun.person)

6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)

derivation	:	ceding, cession,
definition	:	the act of ceding (noun.act)

derivation	:	conceding, concession, yielding,
definition	:	the act of conceding or yielding (noun.communication)