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accede

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ac·cede  (k-sd)
intr.v. ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing, ac·cedes
1. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another; concede. See Synonyms at assent.
2. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne.
3. To become a party to an agreement or treaty.

[Middle English acceden, to come near, from Latin accdere, to go near : ad-, ad- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

ac·cedence (-sdns) n.
ac·ceder n.

accede [ækˈsiːd]
vb (intr; usually foll by to)
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. (Law) International law to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc.), as by signing a treaty
[from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield]
accedence  n
acceder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accede - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly
2.accede - take on duties or officeaccede - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"
come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
3.accede - to agree or express agreementaccede - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
Translations
accede [ækˈsiːd] VI to accede to
1. (= assent to) [+ request] → acceder a; [+ suggestion] → aceptar
2. (= gain, enter into) [+ office, post] → tomar posesión de; [+ party] → adherirse a; [+ throne] → acceder a, subir a; [+ treaty] → adherirse a

accede [ækˈsiːd] vi
(= agree) to accede to sth [+ request, demand] → accéder à qch
(= gain position) → entrer en fonction
to accede to sth [+ throne] → accéder à qch; [+ presidency] → accéder à qch

accede
vi
to accede to the throneden Thron besteigen; to accede to the Premiership/office of Presidentdie Nachfolge als Premierminister/Präsident antreten
(= agree)zustimmen (→ to +dat); (= yield)einwilligen (→ to in +acc)
to accede to a treatyeinem Pakt beitreten

accede [ækˈsiːd] (frm) vi to accede to (throne) → salire a, ascendere a; (office, position) → accedere a; (request) → aderire a, accedere a

accede [əkˈsiːd]
to agree to He acceded to my request. toegee يُوَافِق عَلَى، يَقْبَل приемам přistoupit (na), souhlasit gå med på; indvilge i zustimmen αποδέχομαι, συναινώ acceder a nõustuma تن در دادن suostua accéder (à) לְהֵעָנוֹת ל- @@@לְהֵיעָנוֹת ל-$$$, לְהַסכִּים ל- स्वीकार करना pristati beleegyezik menyetujui samþykkja, fallast á acconsentire 同意する (제안·요구 등에) 동의하다 sutikti piekrist setuju instemmen med , imøtekomme zgadzać się na aceder a aproba соглашаться на pristúpiť (na), súhlasiť (s) pristati (na) pristati gå med på เห็นด้วย razı olmak, kabul etmek 同意 погоджуватися رضامند ہونا đồng ý


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This decision was, that he ought to accede to the woman's request and that her faith might save her son.
This is an extremity to which no government will of choice accede.
The second conclusion is that all the deputations composing the convention were satisfactorily accommodated by the final act, or were induced to accede to it by a deep conviction of the necessity of sacrificing private opinions and partial interests to the public good, and by a despair of seeing this necessity diminished by delays or by new experiments.
 
 
 
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