What's the difference between bede and cede?

Bede


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To pray; also, to offer; to proffer.
  • (n.) A kind of pickax.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) From St Bede's college , a Roman Catholic grammar school, he went to study for two years at Ushaw College in Durham, a seminary for trainee priests, and then at Birmingham Polytechnic, now Birmingham City University , where in 1976 he received a certificate in residential care of children and young people.
  • (2) "Do I really expect Americans to sit down with Adam Bede or Clarissa after all the professional and domestic hurly-burly of their day?
  • (3) You might just as well find a sharp contrast between the sexual standards in Shakespeare and the Venerable Bede.
  • (4) Those delights include a colony of puffins on the beautifully named Coquet Island ; powdery sand on a beach straight outta Bermuda via the North Sea, and not another soul to share it with; ancient fragments from the age of the Venerable Bede; craggy castles lorded over by the Percys of Northumberland; tight-knit towns of huddled stone cottages and Norman churches; and, best of all, Spurelli’s ice-cream parlour in Amble.
  • (5) CV Date of birth 27 October 1949 Education St Bede's Grammar, Bradford Career Joined Yorkshire Co-op as a management trainee in the food division, which included a stint stacking shelves.

Cede


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Labour and, sotto voce, some Lib Dems, counter that Clegg did not need to cede this much ground – there is no clear evidence that the markets will impose higher interest rates if the deficit is not tackled more quickly than Labour planned.
  • (2) It’s impossible to automate fully the process of separating truth from falsehood, and it’s dubious to cede such control to for-profit media giants.
  • (3) The Hashd al-Shaabi, a conglomerate of primarily Shia militias that has played a key role in ousting Isis from cities such as Tikrit, appeared to take a backseat in the liberation of Ramadi, ceding the task primarily to the Iraqi elite counter-terrorism force, local police, the Iraqi army and a small group of Sunni tribesmen, backed by US-led airstrikes.
  • (4) Cadbury became the world's largest confectionery company in 2003 after buying up a number of gum brands, including Trident and Stride, but ceded the number one spot to Mars when it took over gum maker Wrigley last year.
  • (5) In short, a durable, successful currency union requires some ceding of national sovereignty."
  • (6) In his interview, Burnham made clear his frustration that Labour had ceded economic credibility to the Tories after allowing the deficit to “get too high” in 2004-05.
  • (7) That is not what we heard in response.” Activists with Black Lives Matter have disrupted Democratic campaign events before, most recently when presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ceded the microphone to protests in Seattle before eventually walking off the stage.
  • (8) Fitch also raised concerns that it could lose customers after the intervention of hedge funds, which are forcing the mutual Co-op Group of funeral homes, supermarkets and pharmacies to cede control of the bank.
  • (9) On Monday, after months of intense talks with two US hedge funds, the Co-op Group – which also owns pharmacies, grocers and funeral homes – was forced to cede majority control of its bank as part of its battle to plug a £1.5bn capital shortfall and stave off nationalisation.
  • (10) Robert Lewandowski takes Bayern Munich eight clear with win over Köln Read more After Griezmann curled his free-kick over the wall and just inside the post, the 2014 champions were content to cede Sporting the ball and lock down their defence.
  • (11) IoT devices offer new ways for us to take control of our lives, but also paradoxically cede that same control.
  • (12) Gbagbo's refusal to cede power after losing a November poll sent the west African country into a spiral of violence.
  • (13) He had started just before noon on Wednesday; he finally finished speaking and ceded the floor at about 12.40am local time.
  • (14) Israeli peace activists say the intention is to solidify Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem and to minimise the amount of the city ceded to an independent Palestine.
  • (15) While liberals ceded ground, the NRA and its allies have expanded gun rights in almost every sphere.
  • (16) This requires, however, that privileged voices step down to make way for minorities, ceding positions of authority and power.
  • (17) When neighbourhood services fail national politicians still get the blame, which makes them reluctant to cede control, especially financial control.
  • (18) While the UK government proposed maintaining administration but transferring sovereignty to China, this idea and any other plan that did not cede full control to Beijing, was rejected.
  • (19) They are also expected to lose more than 300 councillors in England – and fear as many as 600 losses – ceding control of almost every council they are defending.
  • (20) Although the US state department said it was "encouraged" that Saleh had ceded negotiating authority to his deputy, there is as yet no sign that either the US or the Saudis are ready or willing to force his departure from the scene.