accessary

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ækˈsɛsəri/ UK /əkˈsɛsəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory

He was charged as an accessary to the robbery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who aids in a... accessory accomplice abettor confederate collaborator

Opposites

principal

Word family

Related forms accessory access accede

Etymology

A variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

accessōrius la-med cēdere Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# accessary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ækˈsɛsəri/
**IPA (UK):** /əkˈsɛsəri/

## Meanings
1. a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory

## Examples
- He was charged as an accessary to the robbery.

## Synonyms
- accessory
- accomplice
- abettor
- confederate
- collaborator

## Antonyms
- principal

## Related Forms
- accessory
- access
- accede

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

## Etymology
A variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

## AI Etymology
Accessary is a noun and adjective meaning "a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory". Historically, it is a variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: accessary is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Medieval Latin accessōrius with Latin cēdere. Close English family members include accessory, access, and accede.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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