Accede (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take on duties or office; "accede to the throne".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
To agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The union decided to accede to management's demands to end the strike.
- After a heated debate, the team members finally acceded to the captain's decision.
- She refused to accede to her parents' request that she marry the man they chose.
- The UN Security Council voted to accede to the government's call for intervention.
- The judge was reluctant to accede to the prosecutor's request for a continuance.