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1. The act of ceding
   - cession

1. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   - concede, yield, grant
    
2. Relinquish possession or control over
   "The squatters had to cede the building after the police moved in"
   - surrender, deliver, give up

Sounds like: seeding

Type of: gift, give, present, relinquishing, relinquishment

Encyclopedia: Cede