accede

American  

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /

verb (used without object)

acceded, acceding

1. to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.

2. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed byto ).

   to accede to the throne.

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

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accede British  

/ ækˈsiːd /

verb

1. to assent or give one's consent; agree

2. to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc)

   the prince acceded to the throne

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

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Related Words

See agree.

Other Word Forms

• accedence noun
• acceder noun
• nonaccedence noun
• nonacceding adjective
• reaccede verb (used without object)
• unacceding adjective

Etymology

Origin of accede

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

Example Sentences

After months of negotiations hit a wall, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement Thursday night that “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Under the partition plan provided by the Indian Independence Act, Muslim-majority Kashmir was free to accede to either India or Pakistan.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

What could she do but accede, praying that her father would live until her return?

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Related Words

• acquiesce