Accede
[ək'siːd] or [ək'sid]
Definition
(v. i.) To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.
(v. i.) To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.
(v. i.) To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Consent, agree, assent, acquiesce, comply, yield assent, give assent.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Assent, consent, acquiesce, comply_with, accept, concur, approve, coincide
ANT:Dissent, decline, withdraw, refuse, protest, demur
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Definition
v.i. to come to or arrive at a place or condition: to join one's self hence to agree or assent (with to).—ns. Acced′er; Acced′ing.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- Therefore I make the entreaty I have now preferred, and I hope you will have sufficient consideration for me to accede to it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Therefore we are inclined so far to accede to Mr. Copperfield's proposal, as to admit his visits here. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He therefore accepted for her, and persuaded her to accede to, a proposal of marriage, from a wealthy Greek merchant settled at Constantinople. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He would scarcely accede to the demand of a stranger, said the girl. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Here is a note from her, entreating you to accede to the request of Mr Mortimer Lightwood, the bearer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Her life was ebbing fast, when her friends acceded to her earnest desire to be removed to a more airy situation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The weary soldier acceded readily enough, and Jael put him to bed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The amendment proposed by you cannot be acceded to in full. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The surprise of such an application was great indeed; it was too great for her to know in what manner she acceded to it. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- But the moment the Spanish minister makes a demand, it is acceded to at once, whether it be just or not. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was impossible not to be reconciled to Worcester, while he thus acceded to all my wishes, reasonable or unreasonable. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- My father easily acceded to my desire; and, after having taken leave of Mr. Kirwin, we hastened to Dublin. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- For a moment I could not tell whether he contemplated acceding to my demand or facing me with drawn sword. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- In the event of your acceding to my request it is probable that I shall have to narrate them to you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Very good,' retorted the doctor; 'then so much the more reason for acceding to my proposition. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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