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accord

[ uh-kawrd ]
/ əˈkɔrd /
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verb (used without object)

to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

verb (used with object)

noun

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RELATED WORDS

bestow, confer, give, conform, affirm, agree, correspond, vouchsafe, accede, acquiesce, render, concede, admit, award, allow, tender, endow, present, square, concur

Nearby words

  1. accompanyist,
  2. accomplice,
  3. accomplish,
  4. accomplished,
  5. accomplishment,
  6. accordance,
  7. accordant,
  8. accordantly,
  9. accordatura,
  10. according

Idioms

    of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily: We did the extra work of our own accord.

Origin of accord

1100–50; Middle English ac(c)corden, late Old English acordan < Old French acorder < Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart
ANTONYMS FOR accord
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
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Related forms
Can be confusedaccord afford

Synonym study

1. See correspond.
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British Dictionary definitions for accorded

accord

/ (əˈkɔːd) /

noun

verb

to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
(tr) to grant; bestow
Derived Formsaccordable, adjectiveaccorder, noun

Word Origin for accord

C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart
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Word Origin and History for accorded
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Idioms and Phrases with accorded

accord

see of one's own accord.

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