Accede
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /É™kˈsiËd/
- US IPA: /æk.ˈsid/
- Rhymes: -id
Origin
- First attested in the early 15th century.
- From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdŠ("approach, accede"), formed from ad ("to, toward, at") + cēdŠ("move, yield") (English cede). Compare French accéder. Unrelated to ascend, other than common ad prefix.
Full definition of accede
Verb
- (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward. 15th-19th c.
- (intransitive, now rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. from 15th c.
- (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. from 16th c.
- (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). from 18th c.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 32:Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours.
- (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
Usage notes
(to agree, to come to an office, to become a party to) Use with the word to afterwards ie. accede to.