0 to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so:
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
1 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.
2 to give something such as control, power, or a right to someone else, especially unwillingly:
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.