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accede
[ ak-seed ]
verb (used without object)
- to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to ):
to accede to the throne.
- International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.
accede
/ ækˈsiːd /
verb
- to assent or give one's consent; agree
- to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc)
the prince acceded to the throne
- international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty
Derived Forms
- acˈceder, noun
- acˈcedence, noun
Other Words From
- ac·cedence noun
- ac·ceder noun
- nonac·cedence noun
- nonac·ceding adjective
- reac·cede verb (used without object) reacceded reacceding
- unac·ceding adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of accede1
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Example Sentences
Despite not acceding to the family’s request for life sentences, they said they were happy with the outcome and that justice had been served.
Isaac Mwaura, spokesperson for the current Kenyan government, told the BBC that the authorities were "very co-operative with the protesters and acceded to the demands, including the president not assenting to the finance bill".
“We understand that Donald Trump is a risk to skip the debate altogether, as he has threatened to do previously, if we do not accede to his preferred format,” it said.
That will give pause to any state executives before they accede to democracy-defying pressure from the former president.
A driver who did not accede to such a policy, he said, could find somewhere else to race.
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