Accorder

ac·cord  (-kôrd)

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.

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

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ac·corder n.