Appropriate and Cede

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Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Cede is an antonym for appropriate in seize topic.

Cede verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.

Usage example: the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

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Appropriate is an antonym for cede.

Nearby Word: ceding

identity	appropriate identity	cede identity
victory	appropriate victory	cede victory

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Cede and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/cede

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