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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
Idioms 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; 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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World English Dictionary
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 | |
| according (əˈkɔːdɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | not standard dependent on: it's all according where you want to go |
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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.
according
late 14c., "agreeing," prp. adj. and adv. from accord (q.v.). According to, lit. "in a manner agreeing with" is attested from mid-15c. Accordingly "agreeably" is mid-15c.; meaning "in agreement with logic or expectation" is recorded 1680s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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