accede
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to): to accede to the throne.
International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.
Origin of accede
1synonym study For accede
Other words from accede
- ac·ced·ence, noun
- ac·ced·er, noun
- non·ac·ced·ence, noun
- non·ac·ced·ing, adjective
- re·ac·cede, verb (used without object), re·ac·ced·ed, re·ac·ced·ing.
- un·ac·ced·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with accede
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British Dictionary definitions for accede
/ (ækˈsiːd) /
to assent or give one's consent; agree
to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc): the prince acceded to the throne
international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty
Origin of accede
1Derived forms of accede
- accedence, noun
- acceder, noun
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