JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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To forfeit
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To receive compensation
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To deny
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To ignore
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Detailed explanation-1: -to yield or formally surrender to another. to cede territory. SYNONYMS relinquish, abandon; grant, transfer, convey.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cede means “to yield or grant typically by treaty.” Most of the verb senses of seed are concerned with planting seeds (either literal, as of plants, or figuratively, as of ideas).
Detailed explanation-3: -To cede is to give up or surrender land, position, or authority. “She reluctantly ceded the coveted position as the baby of the family to her brother when he was born. She would not, however, cede her bedroom to him.” Cede is a word often used in discussing diplomatic issues.
Detailed explanation-4: -To yield up; to assign; to grant; to surrender; to withdraw. Generally used to designate the transfer of territory from one government to another. West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc.
Detailed explanation-5: -relinquish, abandon; grant, transfer, convey.