accede[verb]Synonyms:- agree, accept, acquiesce, admit, assent, comply, concede, concur, consent, endorse, grant
- inherit, assume, attain, come to, enter upon, succeed, succeed to
(as heir)
Antonyms: demur
Contrasted words: decline, balk, shy, stick, expostulate, kick, object, protest, fight, oppose, resist, withstand
Related Words: concur,
cooperate,
allow,
let,
permit [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ac‧cede /əkˈsiːd, æk-/
verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: accedere, from ad- 'to' + cedere 'to go']
accede to something phrasal verb formal1. to agree to a demand, proposal etc, especially after first disagreeing with it ⇒
accession:
the doctor’s refusal to accede to his patient’s request2. if someone accedes to the
throne, they become king or queen ⇒
accession [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲