Accede

Quick meaning: Accede is a verb meaning (intransitive) To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.

Meaning

(intransitive) To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
2. (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
3. (intransitive, now rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
4. (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

Example Sentences

to accede to a request

the house of Hanover acceded to the English throne

Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours.

But in 1874 the editors of Scribner’s Monthly requested me to publish a popular account of the Colorado exploration in that journal. To this I acceded and prepared four short articles, which were elaborately illustrated from photographs in my possession.

Word Forms

• accedes
• acceding
• acceded

Synonyms for accede

Depending on context, synonyms include agree, allow, cave in, come around, comply, concede.

Antonyms for accede

Common opposites include decline, reject, refuse, leave, secede, dissent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include comply, acquiesce, assent, submit, defer, adhere.

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