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accede

assent or yield; give consent; agree: accede to the terms of the agreement; to attain an office; succeed: accede to the throne
Not to be confused with:
concede – yielding without necessarily agreeing: He conceded the election before all the votes were in.
exceed – to go beyond the bounds: exceed the speed limit; outdo; beat
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ac·cede

 (ăk-sēd′)
intr.v. ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing, ac·cedes
1. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another: accede to a demand. See Synonyms at assent.
2. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne.
3. To become a party to an agreement or treaty.
[Middle English acceden, to come near, from Latin accēdere, to go near : ad-, ad- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
ac·ced′ence (-sēd′ns) n.
ac·ced′er n.
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accede

(ækˈsiːd)
vb
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. (Law) international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty
[C15: from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield]
acˈcedence n
acˈceder n
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ac•cede

(ækˈsid)

v.i. -ced•ed, -ced•ing.
1. to give one's consent, approval, or adherence by yielding; give in; 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 (usu. fol. by to): to accede to the throne.
3. to become a party to an agreement or treaty.
[1400–50; to approach, adapt to < Latin accēdere to approach, assent =ac- ac- + cēdere to go; see cede]
ac•ced′ence, n.
ac•ced′er, n.
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accede


Past participle: acceded
Gerund: acceding

Imperative
accede
accede
Present
I accede
you accede
he/she/it accedes
we accede
you accede
they accede
Preterite
I acceded
you acceded
he/she/it acceded
we acceded
you acceded
they acceded
Present Continuous
I am acceding
you are acceding
he/she/it is acceding
we are acceding
you are acceding
they are acceding
Present Perfect
I have acceded
you have acceded
he/she/it has acceded
we have acceded
you have acceded
they have acceded
Past Continuous
I was acceding
you were acceding
he/she/it was acceding
we were acceding
you were acceding
they were acceding
Past Perfect
I had acceded
you had acceded
he/she/it had acceded
we had acceded
you had acceded
they had acceded
Future
I will accede
you will accede
he/she/it will accede
we will accede
you will accede
they will accede
Future Perfect
I will have acceded
you will have acceded
he/she/it will have acceded
we will have acceded
you will have acceded
they will have acceded
Future Continuous
I will be acceding
you will be acceding
he/she/it will be acceding
we will be acceding
you will be acceding
they will be acceding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acceding
you have been acceding
he/she/it has been acceding
we have been acceding
you have been acceding
they have been acceding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acceding
you will have been acceding
he/she/it will have been acceding
we will have been acceding
you will have been acceding
they will have been acceding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acceding
you had been acceding
he/she/it had been acceding
we had been acceding
you had been acceding
they had been acceding
Conditional
I would accede
you would accede
he/she/it would accede
we would accede
you would accede
they would accede
Past Conditional
I would have acceded
you would have acceded
he/she/it would have acceded
we would have acceded
you would have acceded
they would have acceded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.accede - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
give in, bow, defer, submit
buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly
2.accede - take on duties or officeaccede - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
enter
ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"
come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
3.accede - to agree or express agreementaccede - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
acquiesce, assent
agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
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accede

verb
To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:
accept, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes.
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Translations
يُوَافِق عَلَى، يَقْبَل
přistoupitsouhlasit
gå med påindvilge i
astualähestyäliittyämyöntyänousta
samòykkja, fallast á
sutikti
piekrist
pristúpiť
kabul etmekrazı olmak

accede

[ækˈsiːd] VI to accede to
1. (= assent to) [+ request] → acceder a; [+ suggestion] → aceptar
2. (= gain, enter into) [+ office, post] → tomar posesión de; [+ party] → adherirse a; [+ throne] → acceder a, subir a; [+ treaty] → adherirse a
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accede

[ækˈsiːd] vi
(= agree) to accede to sth [+ request, demand] → accéder à qch
(= gain position) → entrer en fonction
to accede to sth [+ throne] → accéder à qch; [+ presidency] → accéder à qch
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accede

vi
to accede to the throne → den Thron besteigen; to accede to the Premiership/office of President → die Nachfolge als Premierminister/Präsident antreten
(= agree) → zustimmen (→ to +dat); (= yield) → einwilligen (→ to in +acc)
to accede to a treaty → einem Pakt beitreten
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accede

[ækˈsiːd] (frm) vi to accede to (throne) → salire a, ascendere a; (office, position) → accedere a; (request) → aderire a, accedere a
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accede

(əkˈsiːd) : accede to
to agree to. He acceded to my request.
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