ceder — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cave noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
- give verb To hand over or transfer something to someone.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- 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.
- submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
- yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
Senses
ceder is used for these senses in English:
- cave (figurative) To surrender.
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- fold (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- give To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- give up (transitive) To relinquish (something)
- indulge To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
cave — full definition
- noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
- noun Informally, a private room or space someone retreats to (a "man cave").
- verb To give in or surrender, especially after resisting.
- verb To collapse inward.