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accede

[ak-seed]

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



accede

/ Ʀ°ģˈ²õ¾±Ė»å /

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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • accedence noun
  • acceder noun
  • nonaccedence noun
  • nonacceding adjective
  • reaccede verb (used without object)
  • unacceding adjective
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦±š»å±š°ł noun
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦±š»å±š²Ō³¦±š noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accede1

1400–50; late Middle English: to approach, adapt to < Latin ²¹³¦³¦Å§»å±š°ł±š to approach, assent, equivalent to ac- ac- + ³¦Å§»å±š°ł±š to go; cede
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accede1

C15: from Latin ²¹³¦³¦Å§»å±š°ł±š to approach, agree, from ad- to + ³¦Å§»å±š°ł±š to go, yield
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Synonym Study

See agree.
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Example Sentences

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ā€œIf an employer accedes, it cannot later claim to be a victim of the employee’s wrongful threats.ā€

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ā€œShe didn’t want to be part of the administration, in part because she couldn’t accede to those views. So what has changed is not clear.ā€

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

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Who knew LeBron would so willingly accede his power, not to mention his touches?

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The anxiety among even Republicans to accede to Trump's lie is understandable.

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