accede
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdō (“approach, accede”), formed from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”) (English cede). Compare French accéder. Unrelated to ascend, aside from the common ad prefix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
accede (third-person singular simple present accedes, present participle acceding, simple past and past participle acceded)
- (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward. [15th-19th c.]
- (intransitive, now rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
- (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). [from 18th c.]
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 32:
- Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 32:
- (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
Usage notes[edit]
(to agree, to come to an office, to become a party to): Use with the word to afterwards (i.e., accede to).
Synonyms[edit]
- (to join a group): band together, enroll
- (agree to a proposal or a view): come around, concede; See also Thesaurus:accede
- agree, acquiesce, assent, comply, concur, consent, (obsolete) comprobate, (obsolete) astipulate
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Translations[edit]
obsolete: to approach
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to join a group
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to agree to a proposal or view
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to enter upon an office or dignity
to become a party to an agreement or a treaty
References[edit]
- accede in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛde
Verb[edit]
accede
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
accēde
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
accede
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