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

The hospital acceded to most of this request, but did not provide the identities of its child patients and their families and their confidential medical files.

From Los Angeles Times

In situations where “you can’t have an independent response,” Almond said, a person is more likely to accede to the room’s prevailing opinion.

From Salon

He can decide whether to accede or contest his extradition.

From BBC

The Iranians are unlikely to fully accede to American demands unless they truly feel that they have their backs to the wall, and even then, they are unusually effective negotiators.

From Los Angeles Times

“If an employer accedes, it cannot later claim to be a victim of the employee’s wrongful threats.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acquiesce