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Translation

to yield, give way

Word origin

From Latin cedere ('to go, to withdraw, to yield'), via French ceder. The Latin verb is astonishingly productive in English: cede, concede, proceed, succeed and access all come from it.

Origin
Latin, via French
Root
cedere
English cognates
cede, concede, proceed

Examples

diskuto .

After a long discussion he gave way.

.

I gave up my seat to an elderly woman.

, .

Do not give up when the work is difficult.

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This word is part of lesson 26.