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    accede
    /əkˈsiːd/

    verb

    • 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty: "the authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands" Similar agree toconsent toacceptassent toOpposite refusedeny
    • 2. assume an office or position: "Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558" Similar succeed toassumeattaincome toOpposite abdicaterenounce

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accedeAccede Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACCEDE is to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand —usually + to. How to use accede in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accede.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCEDE TO SOMETHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to become king or queen, or to take a position of power: The diaries were written in 1837, when Queen Victoria acceded to the throne. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accepting & agreeing reluctantly. acceptance. acquiescence. be resigned to something idiom. bend to something. bow down to someone. bow to someone/something.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaccede verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    accede (to something) to achieve a high position, especially to become king or queen. Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accedeAccede - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If you accede, it means you agree with someone or give in to his or her wish. The word is often used in a political context — the Queen acceded to the Prince's demands for more territory, a larger army, and funnier jesters.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › accedeACCEDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Accede definition: to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.. See examples of ACCEDE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCEDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask. [formal] Britain would not accede to France's request. [VERB + to] I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset. [VERB to noun] 2. verb. When a member of a royal family accedes to the throne, they become king or queen. [formal]

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › accedeAccede - definition of accede by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishaccede verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    1 accede (to something) to agree to a request, proposal, etc. He acceded to demands for his resignation. Japan had little choice but to accede.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › accedeaccede - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · 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.]

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › accedeaccede - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to assent or give one's consent; agree. to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc): the prince acceded to the throne. to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty.