cede

动词 cede:

1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   同义词：concede, yield, grant
2. relinquish possession or control over
   同义词：surrender, deliver, give up

1. A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
   (领土的)割让割让或放弃，如由条约规定的割让给另一国的领土
2. The Qing Dynasty ceded Hong Kong to Britain.
   清王朝把香港割让给了英国。
3. They ceded territory to a neighboring state.
   他们把领土割让给邻国。

cede

v.tr.（及物动词）
ced.ed,ced.ing,cedes
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.See Synonyms at relinquish
割让：割让，尤指通过条约的割让参见 relinquish
To yield; grant:
屈服；让与：
例句：
The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.
辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张

来源：
French céder
法语 céder
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin côdere * see ked-
源自 拉丁语 côdere *参见 ked-