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ac·cord    Audio Help   [uh-kawrd] Pronunciation Key
–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.
9.of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily: We did the extra work of our own accord.

[Origin: 1100–50; ME ac(c)corden, late OE acordan < OF acorder < VL *accordāre, equiv. to L ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart]

ac·cord·a·ble, adjective
ac·cord·er, noun

1. harmonize, concur. See correspond. 2. reconcile.
1. conflict. 3. withhold, deny; withdraw.
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ac·cord    Audio Help   (ə-kôrd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   ac·cord·ed, ac·cord·ing, ac·cords

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  2. To grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the President the proper deference.
  3. To bestow upon: I accord you my blessing.

v.   intr.
To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. See Synonyms at agree.

n.  
  1. Agreement; harmony: act in accord with university policies.
  2. A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions.
  3. A settlement of points at issue between nations.
  4. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.


[Middle English accorden, from Old French acorder, from Medieval Latin accordāre, to bring into agreement : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

ac·cord'er n.
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accord 
1123, from O.Fr. acorder, from V.L. *accordare "make agree," lit. "be of one heart," from L. ad- "to" + cor (gen. cordis) "heart" (see heart).

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accord

noun
1. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" [syn: agreement] [ant: disagreement
2. concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" 
3. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: treaty
4. sympathetic compatibility 

verb
1. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize
2. allow to have; "grant a privilege" 

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accord

see of one's own accord.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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accord1 [əˈkoːd] verb
(with with) to agree with
Example: His story accords with what I saw happen.
Arabic: يَتَلائَم مَع، يَنْسَجِم مَع
Chinese (Simplified): 一致
Chinese (Traditional): 一致
Czech: souhlasit (s)
Danish: passe med; stemme med
Dutch: overeenstemmen
Estonian: kooskõlas olema
Finnish: olla yhtäpitävä
French: concorder (avec)
German: übereinstimmen
Greek: συμφωνώ
Hungarian: megegyezik vmivel
Icelandic: vera í samræmi við
Indonesian: cocok, setuju
Italian: concordare con*
Japanese: 一致する
Korean: 일치하다
Latvian: saskanēt
Lithuanian: atitikti
Norwegian: stemme overens, harmonere (med)
Polish: zgadzać się
Portuguese (Brazil): concordar
Portuguese (Portugal): estar de acordo
Romanian: a coincide (cu), a concorda (cu)
Russian: согласовываться
Slovak: súhlasiť (s)
Slovenian: ujemati se
Spanish: concordar (con)
Swedish: stämma överens
Turkish: uymak
accord2 [əˈkoːd] verb
to grant or give to (a person)
Example: They accorded the president great respect.
Arabic: يَمْنَح
Chinese (Simplified): 给予
Chinese (Traditional): 給予
Czech: poskytnout
Danish: vise
Dutch: verlenen
Estonian: osutama
Finnish: suoda
French: accorder
German: gewähren
Greek: παρέχω, παραχωρώ
Hungarian: megad
Icelandic: veita, láta njóta
Indonesian: memberi
Italian: accordare, concedere
Japanese: 与える
Korean: 주다, 허용하다
Latvian: izrādīt (cieņu u. tml.)
Lithuanian: rodyti, reikšti
Norwegian: gi, tildele, vise
Polish: okazać, udzielić
Portuguese (Brazil): outorgar
Portuguese (Portugal): outorgar
Romanian: a acorda
Russian: предоставлять
Slovak: poskytnúť, preukázať
Slovenian: pokloniti
Spanish: conceder
Swedish: bevilja, medge, skänka
Turkish: sunmak
accord [əˈkoːd] noun
agreement
Example: That is not in accord with your original statement.
Arabic: إتِّفَاق، إنْسِجَام، مُطَابَقَه
Chinese (Simplified): 符合
Chinese (Traditional): 一致,符合
Czech: shoda
Danish: i overensstemmelse med
Dutch: overeenstemming
Estonian: kooskõla
Finnish: sopusointu
French: accord
German: der Übereinstimmung
Greek: συμφωνία, συγκατάθεση
Hungarian: összhang
Icelandic: samræmi
Indonesian: sesuai
Italian: accordo
Japanese: 一致
Korean: 일치
Latvian: saskaņa; vienprātība
Lithuanian: atitikimas, susitarimas
Norwegian: samsvar
Polish: zgoda, zgodność
Portuguese (Brazil): acordo
Portuguese (Portugal): acordo
Romanian: acord, înţelegere
Russian: согласие
Slovak: zhoda, súhlas
Slovenian: soglasje
Spanish: acuerdo
Swedish: överensstämmelse
Turkish: uyma, uyuşma
See also: according to, accordance: in accordance with, accordingly, of one's own accord, with one accord

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Accord

Ac*cord"\, n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See Accord, v. t.]

1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

A mediator of an accord and peace between them. --Bacon.

These all continued with one accord in prayer. --Acts i. 14.

2. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones.

Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. --Sir J. Davies.

3. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting.

4. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by own; as, of one's own accord.

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. --Lev. xxv. 5.

Of his own accord he went unto you. --2 Cor. vii. 17.

5. (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit. --Blackstone.

With one accord, with unanimity.

They rushed with one accord into the theater. --Acts xix. 29.
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Accord

Ac*cord"\, n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See Accord, v. t.]

1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

A mediator of an accord and peace between them. --Bacon.

These all continued with one accord in prayer. --Acts i. 14.

2. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones.

Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. --Sir J. Davies.

3. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting.

4. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by own; as, of one's own accord.

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. --Lev. xxv. 5.

Of his own accord he went unto you. --2 Cor. vii. 17.

5. (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit. --Blackstone.

With one accord, with unanimity.

They rushed with one accord into the theater. --Acts xix. 29.
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Accord

Ac*cord"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accorded; p. pr. & vb. n. According.] [OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F. accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf. Concord, Discord, and see Heart.]

1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [R.]

Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. --Sidney.

2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies.

When they were accorded from the fray. --Spenser.

All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. --South.

3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. "According his desire." --Spenser.
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