cede
Example Sentences
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As ConocoPhillips and Exxon refused to cede control of fields they had developed, Beijing jumped at the chance to buy in.
American companies either build that future themselves or cede their future to the countries and companies that do.
Previously the New York Times reported that one idea under discussion was Denmark ceding sovereignty over small pockets of land where the US would build military bases.
From BBC
It can either change on its own or cede all control over its future.
The government ceded ground and offered to take prison time off the table.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
