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).

Does cede mean go?

-cede- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "go away from; withdraw; yield. '' This meaning is found in such words as: accede, antecedent, cede, concede, precede, precedent, recede, secede.

What does it mean to cede a territory?

to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.