accede
[ ak-seed ]
/ ækˈsid /
verb (used without object), ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing.
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.
Origin of accede
synonym study for accede
1. See
agree.
OTHER WORDS FROM accede
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Example sentences from the Web for accedence
Memorandum:—he struck-out above halfe of the accedence, and wrote new instead.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2) |John Aubrey
British Dictionary definitions for accedence
accede
/ (ækˈsiːd) /
verb (intr usually foll by to)
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 of accede
accedence, noun acceder, nounWord Origin for accede
C15: from Latin
accēdere to approach, agree, from
ad- to +
cēdere to go, yield