1. (

• cession ,
• ceding

) the act of ceding ;

1. (

• concede ,
• yield ,
• cede ,
• grant ,

) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another ;

2. (

• surrender ,
• cede ,
• deliver ,
• give_up ,

) relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" ;