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Ceding

/ˈsiːdɪŋ/

To give up; yield to another.

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verb
  1. 1

    To give up; yield to another.

    "Edward decided to cede the province."

  2. 2

    To give way.

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WordDefinition
cessionnounThe giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.

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cessionnounThe giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
bowingnounThe act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
cancellingverb(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
disposingnounThe act by which things are disposed, or set out.
givingverb(slang, transitive) giving off a certain vibe or aesthetic.
relinquishingnounthe act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
surrenderingnounAn act of surrender.
transferringnounThe act by which something is transferred; a transfer.
waivingverb(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
yieldingnounDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
wrestingverb(transitive) To pull or twist violently.
abdicatingverb(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
usurpingverbusurpation
regainingverbThe act by which something is regained.
reclaimingverbReclaiming Wicca.
abandoningverbAn act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
losingverbThat loses or has lost.
seizingverbThe act of grabbing or taking possession.
reassertingverbassert again
gainingverbGain; profit.

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