cedere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alienate verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
- 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.
- sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
- yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
Senses
cedere is used for these senses in English:
- alienate To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
- back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- fold (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- give in To collapse or fall.
- give way To yield to persistent persuasion.
- give way To collapse or break under physical stresses.
- hand over (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
alienate — full definition
- verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
- verb (law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.
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