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ac·cede

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–verb (used without object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing.

1.	to give consent, approval, or adherence; 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 (usually fol. by to): to accede to the throne.

3.	International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME: to approach, adapt to < L accédere to approach, assent, equiv. to ac- ac- + cédere to go; see cede

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—Related forms

ac·ced·ence, noun

ac·ced·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. See agree.

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intr.v. ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing, ac·cedes

To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another; concede. See Synonyms at assent.
To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne.
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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