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accede
(redirected from accedes)

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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 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.accedeaccede - 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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