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Detailed explanation-1: -The state had to cede [=relinquish] part of their territory. The country had no choice but to cede [=surrender] control of the canal. They ceded their authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -to give control or possession of something, esp. land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so: New Orleans was ceded to Spain in 1763. (Definition of cede from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Detailed explanation-3: -From Longman Business Dictionarycede /siːd/ verb [transitive] to officially give property, land, or rights to someone elseHe has been forced to cede control of the company. The airline plans to cede majority ownership to creditors.