deeded

verb

Definition of deedednext
past tense of deed
as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter

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  1. ceded
  2. transferred
  3. assigned
Verb
  • Australian’s Indigenous people never ceded sovereignty and have never engaged in a treaty process with the British Crown.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In terms of sheer consumption metrics, baseball may have ceded the national pastime crown to the gridiron game long ago, but a New York-Los Angeles National League Championship Series has stolen share from the NFL’s top primetime window.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of ceded
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  • Years ago, Daniel said in an interview, his defense team was warned by a corrections officer that guards at the prison had it in for Daniel and would kill him if he was transferred there.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • About 30 players transferred after the 2022 season when David Shaw retired or after Stanford went 3-9 in Taylor’s first year.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of transferred
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  • The Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assigned
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