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 both sides went back and forth with proposals, Amodei on Feb. 26 said publicly that the company was declining the Defense Department’s latest offer and couldn’t accede to its requests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

"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

He can decide whether to accede or contest his extradition.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Nevertheless, he would accede to my request that he send it to the Proceedings of the National Academy.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Related Words

• acquiesce