accede
verbEtymology
First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdō (“approach, accede”), formed from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”) (English cede). Compare French accéder. Unrelated to ascend, aside from the common ad prefix.
Definitions
To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]
To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
- to accede to a request
To come to an office, state or dignity
To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
- 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.
To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
- to accede to the European Union
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To approach
To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
To give one's adhesion
To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
The neighborhood
- synonymaccede
- synonymagree
- synonymallow
- synonymcave in
- synonymcome around
- synonymcome round
- synonymcomply
- synonymconcede
- synonymgive way
- synonymgrant
- synonymsoothe
- synonymyield
- antonymdecline
- antonymreject
- antonymrefuse
- neighboraccession
- neighborassent
- neighborsurrender
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at accede. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at accede. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at accede
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA