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Accede Common

Accede has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

yield to another's wish or opinion

"The government bowed to the military pressure"

2

take on duties or office

"accede to the throne"

3

to agree or express agreement

"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

4

To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

Example Sentences
"The government bowed to the military pressure" verb
"accede to the throne" verb
"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
dissent
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
yield succeed take office agree
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ascend connive

Origin

The word accede entered English in the early 15th century from the Latin accēdō, meaning "to approach." It is formed from the elements ad ("to") and cēdō ("to move or yield"), which is related to the modern English word cede.

Rhyming Words
ede dede fede hede lede mede pede rede sede tede cede yede bede prede brede puede suede glede swede tiede
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