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   Ac·cede

   /akˈsēd/

   

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   • 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty: "the authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands" Similar agree toconsent toacceptassent toacquiesce inendorsecomply withgo along withconcur withallowrecognizegrantsurrender toyield togive in togive way todefer torelentback downOpposite refusedeny
   • 2. assume an office or position: "Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558" Similar succeed toassumeattaincome tocome intoinherittake overbe elevated toOpposite abdicaterenounce
   • ▪ become a member of a community or organization: "Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990" Similar joinbecome a member ofbecome (a) party tosign up toenroll inOpposite leavesecede

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘come forward, approach’): from Latin accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.

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   What does accede mean in English?

   • to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to ): to accede to the throne. International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.

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   What does accede to a position mean?

   • To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. to become a party to an agreement between nations, as by signing a treaty.

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   What happens if you accede to someone's request or demands?

   • If you accede to someone's request or demands, you do what they ask. I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset. When a member of a royal family accedes to the throne, they become king or queen. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins! Collins! 1. 2. 3.

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   What does accede to the throne mean?

   • to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to ): to accede to the throne. International Law. to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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   verb (used without object), ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing. to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to ): to accede to the throne.

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   accede (to something) to become a member of an organization. Croatia acceded to the EU in 2013. Definition of accede verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   accede (to something) to achieve a high position, especially to become king or queen The queen acceded to the throne. see accession. See accede in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: accede. Definition of accede verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   1. formal. a. : to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand usually + to. The government acceded to their demands. b. : to become a party to something (such as an agreement)usually + to. accede to the terms of a contract. 2. formal : to enter upon an office or position usually + to.

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   verb (used without object),ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing. to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually followed by to ): to accede to the throne.

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   accede | meaning of accede in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ac‧cede /əkˈsiːd, æk-/ verb → accede to something → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus accede • The trades council acceded, and left him with a clear run. • He would have been reluctant to accede if she had.

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   5 days ago · 1. intransitive verb. If you accede to someone's request or demands, you do what they ask. I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset. 2. intransitive verb. When a member of a royal family accedes to the throne, they become king or queen. [formal] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.