Spanish has a couple of handfuls of verbs related to ceder, which usually means to relinquish, to give up or to yield. Most of them are cognates of English verbs ending in "-cede."

These verbs are all derived from the Latin verb cedere, which had meanings similar to ceder. They are conjugated regularly, following the pattern of beber and most other -er verbs.

Some examples of using ceder:

• Hoy en día, pocos ceden sus sillas a damas. These days, few give up their seats to women.

• No van a ceder en sus posiciones. They're not going to yield on their positions.
• El puente sobre el río cedió bajo el peso de un camión. The bridge over the river collapsed under the weight of a truck.

Acceder usually refers to accessing in some way. It can also mean to agree or to give consent.

• Con los dispositivos móviles accedemos a internet, escuchamos música, pasamos el rato con un videojuego o vemos algún vídeo. With mobile devices we access the Internet, listen to music, pass the time with a videogame or watch some video.
• Desde aquí también puedes acceder a la zona de tiendas. From here you can also access the shopping area.
• Mis padres accedieron a lo que yo quería. My parents agreed to what I wanted.

Anteceder and preceder can be used more or less interchangeably to mean "to precede" or "to come before":

• ¿Cuál es el evento que antecede a la conferencia? Which is the event that precedes the conference?
• Es la calma que antecede a la tormenta. It's the calm that comes before the storm.
• Científicos estudian las ondas gravitatorias que precedieron al Big Bang. Scientists are studying the gravitational waves that preceded the Big Bang.

Although conceder can mean to concede as in accepting an opposing viewpoint, it more often refers to granting an award or benefit:

• Los premios Pulitzer se concedieron por primera vez el 4 de junio de 1917. The Pulitzer prizes were awarded for the first time on June 4, 1917.
• Japón concedió un préstamo por más de 175 millones de dólares a Paraguay. Japan granted Paraguay a loan for more than $175 million.
• Te concedo que mi manera de sentirla o de entenderla es diferente de la de ti. I concede that my way of feeling it or understanding it is different than yours.

Exceder usually means to exceed or to surpass. In the reflexive form it usually refers to overdoing something.

• La calidad de tu vida nunca excederá la calidad de tus pensamientos. The quality of your life will never surpass the quality of your thoughts.
• El peso de tu equipaje de mano no puede exceder de 10 kg. The weight of your carry-on must not exceed 10 kilograms.
• Nos excedemos con las pizzas. We overdid it with the pizzas.

Interceder generally refers to acting on behalf of someone, especially to prevent something undesirable from happening.

• Nuestro gobierno intercedió por la vida de mi tía. Our government interceded for my aunt's life.
• Necesitamos interceder por los estudiantes detenidos. We need to intercede for the students under arrest.

Like the English verb "to proceed," proceder can mean either to come from or to take a course of action. It can also be used to indicate suitability.

• La rotura de un espejo como signo de mala suerte procede del siglo I. The breaking of a mirror as a sign of bad luck originates from the first century.
• Unos dicen que todos los humanos proceden de Adán y Eva. Some say that all humans come from Adam and Eve.
• Vamos a proceder a la cirugía. We're going to proceed with the surgery.
• Si procede, entonces saldría de la cárcel para llevar su prisión en su casa. If it's appropriate, then he would leave the jail to carry out his sentence at home.

Retroceder refers to going backwards, literally (such as by retreating) or figuratively (such as by changing one's mind).

• Muchos queremos retroceder el tiempo y no cometer los mismos errores. Many of us want to turn back the clock and not make the same mistakes.
• El precio del petróleo retrocedió a US$43.88. The price of oil retreated to $43.88 U.S.
• ¡Necesito que retrocedan un poco! I need you go back a bit!

Suceder usually means to occur or to follow in the sense of occurring later. It does not mean to succeed except in the sense of someone having a successor in a role.

• La evaluación reveló que el mayor número de errores sucedieron en la fase preanalítica. The evaluation revealed that the biggest number of mistakes occurred in the preanalytical phase.
• Todo sucede por una razón. Everything happens for a reason.
• Barack Obama secedió a George W. Bush en la presidencia. Barack Obama succeeded Bush in the presidency.

Sources: Sample sentences were derived from a variety of sources including ElUniverso.com, Taringa.net, Facebook conversations, Onda Cero, AdministracionesFernandez.com, Yahoo, Diario Extra (Costa Rica), Jóvenes Profesionales para el Desarollo Agrícola, Cuadernos para el Diálogo, Matías Romero, El Gráfico Diario, GoodReads.com, Radio Habana Cuba, es.Wikipedia.org, Transavia.com, Pregunta Legal (Mexico) and Prensa Libre (Guatemala).