accede
Americanverb (used without object)
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to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
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to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed byto ).
to accede to the throne.
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International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.
verb
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to assent or give one's consent; agree
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to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc)
the prince acceded to the throne
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international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty
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
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“Either you accede to the demands of the White House, or you are going to get fired,” said Douglas Ross, an antitrust-law professor at the University of Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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
Thursday, Amodei doubled down on his objections, saying that while the company continues to negotiate and wants to work with the Pentagon, “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
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
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