Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense cedes, present participle ceding, past tense, past participle ceded
VERB 割让(领土);放弃(权力) If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure. 割让(领土);放弃(权力) [formal]
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America. [VERB noun + to]
在波多黎各的战事很短暂;但是战争结束后,西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。
The General had promised to cede power by January. [VERB noun]