accede
[ ak-seed ]
/ ækˈsid /
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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.
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Origin of accede
synonym study for accede
1. See agree.
OTHER WORDS FROM accede
Words nearby accede
Accad, Accademia, Accardo, ACCC, ACCD, accede, accel., accelerando, accelerant, accelerate, accelerated reader
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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
Derived forms of accede
accedence, nounacceder, nounWord Origin for accede
C15: from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield
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