1. Ceed, Ced, Cess
To Go or Yield

2. concede (verb) to admit something is true after first denying it
2nd Definition: to surrender or yield

3. exceed (verb) to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.
excessive (adj) You have an excessive amount of clothes.
excess (noun) The bill showed an excess of $100 over what they estimated the cost of the repairs would be.

4. intercede
(verb) to plead on another’s behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute

5. precede (verb) to go, exist, or occur before in time
Predecessor: (noun) a person who goes before another, usually in office.

6. proceed
(verb) to go forward or onward

7. recede (verb) to go back or away from a limit, point, or mark
recession: the act of withdrawing or moving back

8. secede
(verb) to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance.
secession: the act of withdrawing
War

9. succeed (verb) to accomplish what is attempted or intended
(verb) to come next after in an order or series, or in the course of events
successor: (noun) a person or thing that follows another.