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accede
[ak-seed]
verb (used without object)
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 byto ).
to accede to the throne.
International Law., to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.
accede
/ ækˈsiːd /
verb
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
Other Word Forms
- accedence noun
- acceder noun
- nonaccedence noun
- nonacceding adjective
- reaccede verb (used without object)
- unacceding adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of accede1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In situations where “you can’t have an independent response,” Almond said, a person is more likely to accede to the room’s prevailing opinion.
Undeterred, Israel’s adversaries have evaded this mere technicality by allowing the Palestinian Authority to accede to the ICC treaty as a “state,” thereby conferring jurisdiction over crimes purportedly committed in the Gaza Strip.
Fed Chairman Arthur Burns acceded to Richard Nixon’s urging to keep rates low in advance of the 1972 presidential election.
He can decide whether to accede or contest his extradition.
The Iranians are unlikely to fully accede to American demands unless they truly feel that they have their backs to the wall, and even then, they are unusually effective negotiators.
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