Cede and Confer

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Cede

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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Confer and cede are semantically related in grant topic. In some cases you can use "Confer" instead a verb "Cede", when it comes to topics like attach.

Nearby Word: ceding

Confer

Confer verb - To give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly.

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Cede and confer are semantically related in grant topic. Sometimes you can use "Cede" instead a verb "Confer", if it concerns topics such as attach.

Nearby Words: conference, conferred, conferring, conferment

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Common collocations

power	cede power	confer power
control	cede control	confer control
identity	cede identity	confer identity
powers	cede powers	confer powers

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