/æksiˈd/ - [akseed] - ac•cede
We found 10 definitions of accede from 6 different sources.
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accede - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" | ||
enter | ||
come after, succeed, follow be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | ||
take office assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" | ||
ascend travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" | ||
accede - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" | ||
assent, acquiesce | ||
dissent withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" | ||
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 | ||
accede - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" | ||
submit, bow, defer, give in | ||
buckle under, knuckle under, give in, succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed |