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accede

  • /əkˈsiːd/
  • /ækˈsiːd/
  • /əˈsiːd/

Rhymes with -iːd

Where it comes from

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.

verb accedes · acceding · acceded

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

    Similar: come around, concede, agree, acquiesce, assent · Opposite: refuse

  2. intransitive To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to]. the house of Hanover acceded to the English throne
  3. intransitive To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to]. to accede to the European Union
  4. archaic, intransitive To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
  5. archaic, intransitive To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.

    Similar: band together, enroll · Opposite: leave, secede, split off

Similar: accede, agree, allow, cave in, come around, come round, comply, concede, give way, grant, soothe, yield · Opposite: decline, reject, refuse

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: accede, agree, allow, cave in, come around, come round, comply, concede, give way, grant, soothe, yield · Opposite: decline, reject, refuse

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verb to agree to a proposal or view

Españolacceder
Portuguêsaceder, consentir
Deutschstattgeben, zustimmen, einwilligen, bewilligen
Русскийсоглаша́ться soglašátʹsja

verb to enter upon an office or dignity

Españolsubir, acceder
Deutschantreten, besteigen
Русскийвступа́ть vstupátʹ
Tiếng Việtnhậm chức

verb to become a party to an agreement or a treaty

Deutschbeitreten, Mitglied werden, anschließen

verb to join a group

Deutschbeitreten, anschließen
Русскийприсоединя́ться prisojedinjátʹsja

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@misc{accede_2026,
  title = {accede},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accede},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}