Because the endings sede, ceed and cede sound alike, it is easy to confuse the spellings. The lists below show the spelling to use with different groups of verbs.
Sede: Supersede is the only verb ending in sede.
Ceed: Exceed, proceed and succeed are the only common verbs ending in ceed.
Cede: Verbs ending in cede include the following:
- accede
- antecede
- cede
- concede
- intercede
- precede
- recede
- secede
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