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English Dictionary: accede	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accede v yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" Synonym(s): submit, bow, defer, accede, give in take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" Synonym(s): accede, enter to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" Synonym(s): assent, accede, acquiesce Antonym(s): dissent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accede \Ac*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acceding}.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. acc[82]dere. See {Cede}.] 1. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to {recede}. [Obs.] --T. Gale. 2. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain. Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461. --T. Warton. If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power. --Morley. 3. To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request. The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded. --Chesterfield. Syn: To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.