accede

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ækˈsid/ UK /əkˈsiːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to agree to a request, or to assume an office

The king acceded to the throne at the age of twenty.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to agree to a request, or... agree assent consent comply concur acquiesce yield

Opposites

refuse decline reject dissent resist

Word family

Derived forms accederaccedence

Related forms accession cede concede recede secede

Etymology

From Latin accēdere ('to approach, agree'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

accēdere Latin cēdere Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# accede

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ækˈsid/
**IPA (UK):** /əkˈsiːd/

## Meanings
1. to agree to a request, or to assume an office

## Examples
- The king acceded to the throne at the age of twenty.

## Synonyms
- agree
- assent
- consent
- comply
- concur
- acquiesce
- yield

## Antonyms
- refuse
- decline
- reject
- dissent
- resist

## Derived Forms
- acceder
- accedence

## Related Forms
- accession
- cede
- concede
- recede
- secede

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accēdere
- Root: cēdere

## Etymology
From Latin accēdere ('to approach, agree'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

## AI Etymology
Accede comes from Latin accēdere ('to approach, agree'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). The historical trail runs through Latin accēdere and Latin cēdere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to agree to a request, or to assume an office. Derived formations include acceder, accedence; related forms include accession, cede, concede, recede, secede.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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