/accede-meaning

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-) Verb.

-) Pronunciation and accent: æksiːd. 

-) Preterite tense: acceded. Preterite participle: acceded.

-) Present participle: acceding.

-) Etymology: from Latin accēdĕre “to approach, accede”, from ac- “to” + cēdĕre “to move on, go, come”. The French accéder, Italian accedere and Spanish acceder are from the same origin.

-) Documented since 1600.

-) Intransitively: -) 1. To come to a place; to come forward; to approach.

-) It is rarely found.

-) Antonym for “accede”: to recede. 

[The balls] acceded a little, and when he removed the heated iron, they returned to their place again.

The Philosophical Transactions, vol. XI… 1676

-) 2. To assume an office, after progression; to make accession.

-) With preposition “to” + noun.

-) 3. To make accession; to become a participator, accessary or party; to associate with another or others in a league, confederacy, etc. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal, request, etc.

-) With preposition “to” + noun.

-) Translation: accéder, in French; acceder, in Spanish; accedere, in Italian.

-) Synonyms: consent, concur, comply, acquiesce.

-) Antonyms of “accede”: disagree, dissent.

It was among the first states that acceded to the union.

Melish… United States of America… 1806-1812

This was not acceded to on the part of the poet, without considerable reluctance; but the gentleman's pressing solicitations prevailed on him to consent.

The miscellaneous works of… Goldsmith… 1809

As this time, the father of […] Frediani, wishing to settle the differences that so long had disturbed the two families, proposed a marriage between a daughter of Luc' Antonio and his grandson. This proposal was acceded to.

J. Scott… The London Magazine… 1820

… a foreigner called at Markham Place and requested a few moment's private conversation with our hero.

The request was immediately acceded to; and the foreigner was shown into the library.

 G. Reynolds… The mysteries of London… 1844

Markham cordially acceded to this suggestion.

G. Reynolds… The mysteries of London… 1844

Both would have been in direct contradiction of the treaty of Fontainbleau, to which Britain had acceded, though she was not of the contracting parties.

Scott… Napoleon… 1876

-) English words derived from “accede”: access, accessarily, accessariness, accessary, accessibility, accessible, accessibly, accessibleness, accession, accessional, accessorial, accessorily, accessoriness, accessorize, accessory, unaccessory, accidence, accede, acceding.

-) Words derived from Latin cēdĕre: see INTERCEDE.

 

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