ceder

ceder
1 vtr (voluntariamente) to hand over; c. la palabra, to give sb the right to speak; (obligatoriamente) to give; c. el paso, to give way, US to yield|2 vi u (una cuerda, un cable) to give way u (una tormenta, epidemia, etc) to diminish, slacken u (transigir) to give in.