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accede

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Verb (intransitive)
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CIDE DICTIONARY

accedev. i. [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. accédere. See Cede.].
  •  To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.  T. Gale.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.  [1913 Webster]
    "Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461."  [1913 Webster]
    "If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.  [1913 Webster]
    "The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded."  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

accede, v.intr. (often foll. by to)
1 take office, esp. become monarch.
2 assent or agree (acceded to the proposal).
3 (foll. by to) formally subscribe to a treaty or other agreement.

Etymology
ME f. L accedere (as AC-, cedere cess- go)

THESAURUS

accede

OK, abide by, accede to, accept, acclaim, accord to, acquiesce, acquiesce in, agree, agree to, agree with, allow, applaud, approve, approve of, assent, attain to, be agreeable, be instated, be willing, buy, cheer, comply, concur, condescend, connive at, consent, consent to silently, cooperate, deign, endorse, face the music, give consent, give the nod, go along with, grant, hail, have no objection, hold with, in toto, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, let, live with it, mount the throne, nod, nod assent, not refuse, not resist, obey, okay, permit, ratify, receive, relent, resign, sanction, say aye, say yes, submit, subscribe, subscribe to, succumb, swallow it, swallow the pill, take, take it, take kindly to, take office, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vote for, welcome, wink at, yes, yield assent

ROGET THESAURUS

accede

Consent

VB consent, assent, yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield, come round, come over, give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection, satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms, not refuse, turn a willing ear, jump at, deign, vouchsafe, promise.

Assent

VB assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth.


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