ceding

Noun

• the act of ceding

Verb

Verb Forms: cede, ceded, cedes, ceding

• Giving up power or territory; surrendering something.
• Giving up or formally transferring something, such as territory or rights.
• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• relinquish possession or control over
• present participle and gerund of cede

Examples

• By CEDING the double letter square, he opened up a better play for his Words With Friends opponent.
• Despite ceding a few bonus squares, he still managed to win the Scrabble game.

Synonyms

cede, cession, concede, deliver, give up, grant, surrender, yield