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verb (used without object)
1.
to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make agree or correspond; adapt.
3.
to grant; bestow: to accord due praise.
4.
Archaic. to settle; reconcile.
noun
5.
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
6.
a harmonious union of sounds, colors, etc.
7.
consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement.
8.
an international agreement; settlement of questions outstanding among nations.
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of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily: We did the extra work of our own accord.
Origin:
1100–50; Middle English ac(c)corden, late Old English acordan < Old French acorder < Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart
1100–50; Middle English ac(c)corden, late Old English acordan < Old French acorder < Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart
Related forms
ac·cord·a·ble, adjective
ac·cord·er, noun
non·ac·cord, noun
pre·ac·cord, noun, verb (used without object)
un·ac·cord·a·ble, adjective
Antonyms
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
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accord (əˈkɔːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with) |
| 2. | consent or concurrence of opinion |
| 3. | with one accord unanimously |
| 4. | pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony |
| 5. | a settlement of differences, as between nations; compromise |
| 6. | of one's own accord voluntarily |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement |
| 8. | (tr) to grant; bestow |
| [C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart] | |
| ac'cordable | |
| —adj | |
| ac'corder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
accord
early 12c., from O.Fr. acorder (12c.), from V.L. *accordare "make agree," lit. "be of one heart," from L. ad- "to" + cor (gen. cordis) "heart" (see heart). The noun was M.E. accourd, from O.Fr. acord, a back-formation from acorder.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, the theory was not in accord with the reality.
Yet these reforms are necessary, and they will not happen of their own accord.
Last month's modest accord leaves unanswered how arms control might transition into disarmament.
First that parents accord as much authority to the medical establishment as that community thinks it should when they do not.
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