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Cede vs Withdraw - What's the difference?

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Cede is a related term of withdraw.


As a noun cede

is cd (compact disk).

As a verb withdraw is

to pull (something) back, aside, or away.

cede

English

Verb

(ced)
  • To give up, give way, give away.
    • Edward decided to cede the province.

    Related terms

    * accede * concede * excede * exceed * intercede * precede * proceed * recede * secede * succeed * supercede, supersede ----

    withdraw

    English

    Verb

  • To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
  • * Hooker
    • Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.
  • To take back (a comment, etc).
    • to withdraw false charges
  • To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
  • To extract (money from an account).
  • To retreat.
  • To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.
  • * 1994 , (Edward St Aubyn), Bad News , Picador 2006, p. 201:
    • Simon had tried to rob a bank while he was withdrawing , but he had been forced to surrender to the police after they had fired several volleys at him.