Cede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

relinquish possession or control over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊɾaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈəʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈəʊlə/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈoʊɾaɪz/.

Examples

The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surrender deliver grant give up concede yield

Parts of Speech

verb	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
verb	relinquish possession or control over “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”

Word Forms

concession	noun	the act of conceding or yielding
conceding	noun	the act of conceding or yielding
cession	noun	the act of ceding
surrender	noun	the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
surrenderer	noun	a person who yields or surrenders

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abtreten

aufgeben; sich der physischen Kontrolle eines anderen hingeben oder überlassen

🇫🇷French

céder

abandonner; abandonner ou abandonner au contrôle physique d’un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

ceder

entregar; Entregarse o renunciar al control físico de otro.

🇮🇹Italian

cedere

arrendersi; arrendersi o cedere al controllo fisico di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

afstaan

overgeven; zich overgeven of afstand doen van de fysieke controle van een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

ceder

desistir; render-se ou renunciar ao controle físico de outro

🇷🇺Russian

уступить

сдать; сдаться или отказаться от физического контроля другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौंपना

सौंपना; दूसरे के भौतिक नियंत्रण के प्रति समर्पण या त्याग

🇧🇩Bengali

ছেড়ে দেওয়া

দেওয়া অন্যের শারীরিক নিয়ন্ত্রণের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ বা ত্যাগ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விட்டுவிடுங்கள்

மேல் கொடுக்க; மற்றொருவரின் உடல் கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்கு சரணடைதல் அல்லது கைவிடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిచిపెట్టు

పైగా ఇవ్వండి; మరొకరి భౌతిక నియంత్రణకు లొంగిపోవడం లేదా వదులుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सोडून देणे

देणे दुसऱ्याच्या शारीरिक नियंत्रणास शरण जाणे किंवा त्याग करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોંપવું

આપી દેવું બીજાના ભૌતિક નિયંત્રણમાં શરણાગતિ અથવા ત્યાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು

ಕೊಡು; ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಭೌತಿಕ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಶರಣಾಗುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കുക

വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കുക; മറ്റൊരാളുടെ ശാരീരിക നിയന്ത്രണത്തിന് കീഴടങ്ങുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਂਪਣਾ

ਦੇ ਦਿਓ; ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਣ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਆਗ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوڑ دینا

دے دینا ہتھیار ڈالنا یا کسی دوسرے کے جسمانی کنٹرول سے دستبردار ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放弃

放弃；投降或放弃对他人的身体控制

🇯🇵Japanese

譲渡する

譲る;他人の物理的支配に身を委ねる、または放棄する

🇰🇷Korean

양도하다

포기하다; 다른 사람의 물리적 통제에 굴복하거나 포기하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhượng lại

từ bỏ; đầu hàng hoặc từ bỏ sự kiểm soát vật lý của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ยกให้

ยอมแพ้; ยอมจำนนหรือละทิ้งการควบคุมทางกายภาพของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyerahkan

menyerahkan; menyerah atau melepaskan kendali fisik orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

sumuko

sumuko; pagsuko o pagsuko sa pisikal na kontrol ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

menyerahkan

menyerah kalah; menyerah atau melepaskan kepada kawalan fizikal orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتنازل

استسلم؛ الاستسلام أو التخلي عن السيطرة المادية على شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

واگذار کردن

تسلیم شدن تسلیم شدن یا تسلیم شدن در برابر کنترل فیزیکی دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

vazgeçmek

pes et; başkasının fiziksel kontrolüne teslim olmak veya vazgeçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְוַתֵר

לוותר; כניעה או ויתור לשליטתו הפיזית של אחר

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