Dictionary

accede en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əkˈsiːd/
• /ækˈsiːd/
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• /əˈsiːd/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
   • Some of the countries of Eastern Europe had already acceded to all the privatization and austerity measures drawn up by imperialist bankers. The Socialist Federation of Yugoslavia was the last of the Eastern European workers' states trying to hold on to what was left of its planned, socialized framework of production and its collective ownership. 2007 November 18, Leslie Feinberg, “'Big lie' and breakup of Yugoslavia”, in Workers World:
   • But in 1874 the editors of Scribner’s Monthly requested me to publish a popular account of the Colorado exploration in that journal. To this I acceded and prepared four short articles, which were elaborately illustrated from photographs in my possession. 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, “Preface”, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page iii:
   • Referring to the "hero of the day," No. 92220, Mr. Hanks acceded that she was not of the Great Western breed, but they had done their best to make up for that by "dollying her up in good old Western colours and conferring upon her the finest honour we can—the halo or crown of Swindon, the copper top to her chimney." 1960 May 14, “Evening Star”, in Railway Magazine, page 307, referring to a new steam locomotive, the last built for British Railways:
   • The Department of War has stated they will only contract with AI companies who accede to “any lawful use” and remove safeguards in the cases mentioned above. […] Regardless, these threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request. 2026 February 26, Dario Amodei, “Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War”, in Anthropic:
   • to accede to a request
   • It was added that if he acceded to these proposals, his fortresses and sea-ports should be garrisoned by French and Spanish troops to protect him from England’s vengeance, but that if he refused—and the answer was to be given within four days—he must take the consequences of such a line of policy. c. 1876, E. H. Nolan, The History of England, volume III:
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
   • Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 32:
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.

Forms

Antonyms

split off · secede · refuse · refuse · decline · reject · leave

Coordinates

acquiesce

Deriveds

reaccede · accedence · acceder · nonacceding

Hypernyms

assent · surrender

Relateds

accession

Synonyms

acquiesce · grant · soothe · yield · concede · cave in · assent · comply · come around · agree · concede · come round · come around · enroll · accede · band together · allow · give way · agree

Translations (79)

pl zgłosić przystąpienie (to join a group) · sh прѝстати (to agree to a proposal or view) · pl przystępować (obsolete: to approach) · de antreten (to enter upon an office or dignity) · sv ansluta till (to join a group) · pl wstępować (to join a group) · pl zgłaszać przystąpienie (to join a group) · nl aanvaarden (to agree to a proposal or view) · de beitreten (to become a party to an agreement or a treaty) · pl przyłączyć się (to join a group) · es subir (to enter upon an office or dignity) · nl toestemmen (to agree to a proposal or view) · uk приє́днуватися (to join a group) · pl wyrazić zgodę (to agree to a proposal or view) · es acceder (to agree to a proposal or view) · pl wyrażać zgodę (to agree to a proposal or view) · bg присъединявам се (to join a group) · bg съгласявам се (to agree to a proposal or view) · de anschließen (to join a group) · pl wstąpić (to join a group) · nl aanvaarden (to enter upon an office or dignity) · de einwilligen (to agree to a proposal or view) · fi liittyä (to become a party to an agreement or a treaty) · pl obejmować (to enter upon an office or dignity) · ru присоединя́ться (to join a group) · de besteigen (to enter upon an office or dignity) · nl inwilligen (to agree to a proposal or view) · hu csatlakozik (to join a group) · de anschließen (to become a party to an agreement or a treaty) · nl bestijgen (to enter upon an office or dignity) · sv instämma i (to agree to a proposal or view) · pl zgodzić się (to agree to a proposal or view) · pl wstąpić (to join a group) · nl toetreden (to join a group) · nl naderen (obsolete: to approach) · pt aceder (to agree to a proposal or view) · de stattgeben (to agree to a proposal or view) · ru соглаша́ться (to agree to a proposal or view) · sh saglasiti (to agree to a proposal or view) · sh suglasiti (to agree to a proposal or view) · ru вступа́ть (to enter upon an office or dignity) · bg встъпвам (to enter upon an office or dignity) · hu hivatalba lép (to enter upon an office or dignity) · pl przystać (to join a group) · sl pristopiti (to agree to a proposal or view) · es acceder (to enter upon an office or dignity) · uk приєдна́тися (to join a group) · pt consentir (to agree to a proposal or view) · sv tillträda (to enter upon an office or dignity) · pl przystąpić (to join a group) · fi saapua (obsolete: to approach) · sh prìstati (to agree to a proposal or view) · bg приемам (to agree to a proposal or view) · pl przyłączać się (to join a group) · de zustimmen (to agree to a proposal or view) · cs přistoupit (ke skupině, ke smlouvě) (to join a group) · de beitreten (to join a group) · vi nhậm chức (to enter upon an office or dignity) · sl pristopiti (obsolete: to approach) · pl zgłosić akces (to join a group) · fi liittyä (to join a group) · sl pristopiti (to join a group) · pl objąć (to enter upon an office or dignity) · mi eke (to enter upon an office or dignity) · hu beleegyezik (to agree to a proposal or view) · fi nousta (valtaistuimelle) (to enter upon an office or dignity) · cs přistoupit (na návrh) (to agree to a proposal or view) · fi astua (virkaan) (to enter upon an office or dignity) · fi taipua (to agree to a proposal or view) · fi nousta (valtaan) (to enter upon an office or dignity) · fi lähestyä (obsolete: to approach) · de bewilligen (to agree to a proposal or view) · fi suostua (to agree to a proposal or view) · cs souhlasit (to agree to a proposal or view) · hu belép (to join a group) · sh stúpiti (to enter upon an office or dignity) · pl przystawać (to join a group) · fi myöntyä (to agree to a proposal or view) · de Mitglied werden (to become a party to an agreement or a treaty)