accede

Meaning

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
  3. (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
  4. (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position).
  5. (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.

Synonyms

agree
A2
consent
C1
assent
49k
acquiesce
concur
22k
comply
C2
submit
C1
yield
C1
enter
B1
come into
ascend
C2
concede
C2
give in
admit
B1
accept
A2
🉑
defer
25k
accord
C2
bow
B2
🙇
surrender
B2
allow
B1
join
A2
amount
B1
go up
grant
B1
obey
B2
come up
come to
arise
C1
coincide
25k
climb
B2
cede
49k
fit
A2
capitulate
45k
approve
B2
adhere
24k
bull
B2
enroll
22k
break
A1
enrol
engage
C1
correspond
22k
board
A2
contract
B1
billow
expand
C1
fall in
connect
B2
gain
B2
get into
conform
23k
Translations

acceder
zustimmen
toestemmen
admettre
accéder
consentir
accedere
aanvaarden
🉑
consentir
aceder
beipflichten
einwilligen
inwilligen

lid worden

adhérer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əkˈsiːd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
acceden
Cognate with French
French
accéder
In summary

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.

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