Cede and Expropriate

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Cede verb - To give over the legal possession or ownership of.

Usage example: Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

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Expropriate is an antonym for cede.

Nearby Word: ceding

Expropriate verb - To take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority.

Usage example: plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

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Cede is an antonym for expropriate.

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Expropriate and Cede. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cede/expropriate

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