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/æksˈid/ Listen

verb

Accede v. i. (past & past part. acceded; pres. part. acceding)

To approach; to come forward; opposed to recede. (Obs.)

To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain. "Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461." "If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power."

To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request. "The treaty of Hanover in 1725... to which the Dutch afterwards acceded."

Synonyms: To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.

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"Accede" Quotes from Famous Books

... that letter was, by appearing disposed to accede to their proposals, to give time to communicate the affair to the officers of the state government, and to receive from them instructions how to act, under circumstances so critical and important to the ...

— The Pirates Own Book • Charles Ellms

... a good deal what she would say, how she would accede, and then he perceived that her dignity knew no circumlocution. 'I will send the man for your horse.' She said it ...

— A Dozen Ways Of Love • Lily Dougall

... nature. He saw that so far as the Heathcroft living was concerned he would never obtain it as a free gift from Dr Pendle, therefore it only remained to adopt the worser course, and force the prelate to accede to his request. Having thus decided, Mr Cargrim, with great self-control, smoothed his face to a meek smile, and even displayed a little emotion in order to show the bishop how touched he was by the kindly speech which had ...

— The Bishop's Secret • Fergus Hume

... recommended to her secretly not to take the hazard of a trial, but to make her escape and go to Athens, and offered to give her an opportunity to do so. He intended, it was said, if she made the attempt, to intercept and slay her on the way as a fugitive from justice. She refused to accede to this proposal, suspecting, perhaps, Cassander's treachery in making it. Cassander then sent a band of two hundred soldiers to put ...

— Pyrrhus - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

... facts, that we have allowed ourselves to entertain the views which we are now about to express, respecting the conduct of the planters and special justices—for it is to them that we must ascribe the evils which exist in Jamaica. We cheerfully accede to them all of palliation which may be found in the provocations incident to the wretched system ...

— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society

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