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accede
/əkˈsiːd/
verb 5
Collocations
2ACCEDE + NOUN
aprm
ADV.
voluntarily
Definitions
verb
1
To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
to accede to a request
It was added that if he acceded to these proposals, his fortresses and sea-ports should be garrisoned by French and Spanish troops to protect him from England’s vengeance, but that if he refused—and the answer was to be given within four days—he must take the consequences of such a line of policy.
2
To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
the house of Hanover acceded to the English throne
Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours.
3
To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
to accede to the European Union
4
To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
5
To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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to accede to a request
Wiktionary02
It was added that if he acceded to these proposals, his fortresses and sea-ports should be garrisoned by French and Spanish troops to protect him from England’s vengeance, but that if he refused—and t
Wiktionary03
But in 1874 the editors of Scribner’s Monthly requested me to publish a popular account of the Colorado exploration in that journal. To this I acceded and prepared four short articles, which were elab
Wiktionary04
African countries voluntarily accede to the APRM with the hope of enhancing progress in governance, democracy, and economic development.
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