accede

[ ak-seed ]

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verb (used without object),ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing.

to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to): to accede to the throne.

International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.

Origin of accede

1400–50; late Middle English: to approach, adapt to <Latin accēdere to approach, assent, equivalent to ac-ac- + cēdere to go; see cede

synonym study For accede

1. See agree.

Other words from accede

ac·ced·ence, noun
ac·ced·er, noun
non·ac·ced·ence, noun
non·ac·ced·ing, adjective
re·ac·cede, verb (used without object), re·ac·ced·ed, re·ac·ced·ing.
un·ac·ced·ing, adjective

Words that may be confused with accede

accede , concede, exceed

Words Nearby accede

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How to use accede in a sentence

But to understand business survival in the face of moral decisions is not to immediately accede to the business.
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The Nizam, continuing to see himself as a foreigner, refused to accede to India upon independence.
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It is entirely the government's prerogative to accede to these requests or not.
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A Church Covenants, believing that she sees the truth in part, and is disposed to accede to it.
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Moselekatse would not accede to the idea of him going alone, and finally the king himself determined to accompany him.
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Belgium, however, now refused to accede to the arrangement, by resolving not to cede Luxembourg.
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He received the message, but did not, for reasons best known to himself, see fit to accede to the request.
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Should he accede to Ferdinand's desire, formally communicated in a letter sent by Escoiquiz on October twelfth?
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British Dictionary definitions for accede

accede

/ (ækˈsiːd) /

verb(intr usually foll by to)

to assent or give one's consent; agree
to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc): the prince acceded to the throne

international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty

Origin of accede

C15: from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield

Derived forms of accede

accedence, noun
acceder, noun

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