Ante cedes is a Latin phrase meaning "to yield" or "to give way". It is spelled with a "c" in the middle, which is pronounced as a "k" sound, as in the word "cat". The first part of the word, "ante", is pronounced with a short "a" sound, as in the word "bat". The second part, "cedes", is pronounced with a long "e" sound, as in the word "seeds". In phonetic transcription, the word is written as /æntiː ˈsiːdz/.