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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.
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Accord
is always a great word to know.
So is autocratic. Does it mean:
| class of wage earners, especially those doing manual labor |
| an absolute ruler holding power exclusively |
noun
Idiom5.
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.
9.
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
EXPANDAntonyms
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
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Example Sentences
- If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them.
- The parasympathetic division works in accord with mute right-brain intuition.
- The accord is expected to be completed by year's end.
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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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