accede

[ak-seed]

verb (used without object)

acceded, acceding 

1. to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.

2. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed byto ).

   to accede to the throne.

3. International Law.,  to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.

accede

/ ækˈsiːd /

verb

1. to assent or give one's consent; agree

2. to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc)

   the prince acceded to the throne

3. international law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty

Other Word Forms

• accedence noun
• acceder noun
• nonaccedence noun
• nonacceding adjective
• reaccede verb (used without object)
• unacceding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accede¹

1400–50; late Middle English: to approach, adapt to < Latin accēdere to approach, assent, equivalent to ac- ac- + cēdere to go; cede

Word History and Origins

Origin of accede¹

C15: from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield

Synonym Study

See agree.

Example Sentences

Fed Chairman Arthur Burns acceded to Richard Nixon’s urging to keep rates low in advance of the 1972 presidential election.

From Los Angeles Times

He can decide whether to accede or contest his extradition.

From BBC

The Iranians are unlikely to fully accede to American demands unless they truly feel that they have their backs to the wall, and even then, they are unusually effective negotiators.

From Los Angeles Times

“If an employer accedes, it cannot later claim to be a victim of the employee’s wrongful threats.”

From Los Angeles Times

“She didn’t want to be part of the administration, in part because she couldn’t accede to those views. So what has changed is not clear.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acquiesce