cede vs sell

cede is not a noun while sell is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cede	No	No	Yes	No
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sell is a hyponym of cede; that is, sell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cede:

Other hyponyms of cede include yield up, sign away, sign over.

cede (noun)	sell (noun)
	the activity of persuading someone to buy

cede (verb)	sell (verb)
relinquish possession or control over	persuade somebody to accept something
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
	give up for a price or reward
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
	be responsible for the sale of
	be approved of or gain acceptance