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   accede

   /əkˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty: "the authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands" Similar agree toconsent toacceptassent toacquiesce inendorsecomply withgo along withconcur withallowrecognizegrantsurrender toyield togive in togive way todefer torelentback downOpposite refusedeny
   • 2. assume an office or position: "Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558" Similar succeed toassumeattaincome tocome intoinherittake overbe elevated toOpposite abdicaterenounce
   • ▪ become a member of an organization: "Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990" Similar joinbecome a member ofbecome (a) party tosign up toenrol inOpposite leavesecede

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘come forward, approach’): from Latin accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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