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cedir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compromise noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
  • yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.

Senses

cedir is used for these senses in English:

  • compromise To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
  • give in To collapse or fall.
  • give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
  • relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
  • yield (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

compromise — full definition

  1. noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  2. verb To settle a disagreement by each side making concessions.
  3. verb To weaken or damage something, or expose it to risk.

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