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céder — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
  • concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  • indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
  • relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
  • resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
  • yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.

Senses

céder is used for these senses in English:

  • buckle (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
  • cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
  • concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
  • concede To yield or make concession.
  • give in To collapse or fall.
  • give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
  • indulge To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
  • relent (intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.

buckle — full definition

  1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
  3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
  4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

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