ceded
v.v. to give up control of something, like land or power, to another person or country. This usually happens because of a treaty or a formal agreement.
v. to yield or formally surrender possession or control of territory, rights, or power to another entity. Transitive; typically appears in historical or legal contexts regarding treaties.
The country ceded its northern territory after the war.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, the defeated nation ceded several islands to the victors.
The aging monarch eventually ceded his executive authority to the parliament, marking a definitive shift toward a constitutional system of governance.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, often followed by the preposition 'to'.
The land was ceded from the empire.The land was ceded to the empire.Cede focuses on the recipient of the transfer; use 'to' for the new owner rather than 'from' for the previous one.