accede
verb
ac·cede
| \ ak-ˈsēd
, ik-\
, ik-\
acceded;
acceding
Definition of accede
formal
1a
: to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
—usually + to The government acceded to their demands.
b
: to become a party to something (such as an agreement)
—usually + to accede to the terms of a contract
2
: to enter upon an office or position
—usually + to He acceded to the throne [=became king] in 1838.
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Synonyms & Antonyms for accede
Synonyms
acquiesce, agree, assent, come round, consent, subscribe
Antonyms
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Examples of accede in a Sentence
His son acceded upon the king's death.
finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project
Recent Examples on the Web
On June 6, more than 300 workers at Vox Media staged a walkout in protest of management’s refusal to accede to their contract demands. — Clio Chang, The New Republic, "How to Save Journalism," 11 July 2019 Carrie Lam, the embattled chief executive, refuses to countenance acceding to the protest demands. — The Economist, "Protesters in Hong Kong take their grievances to the airport," 13 Aug. 2019 India had granted this special status when the state, at that time a monarchy, acceded to the country soon after independence from British colonial rule in 1947. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "India will have a difficult time resurrecting democracy in Kashmir," 5 Aug. 2019 The mountainous Kashmir region was free to accede to either India or Pakistan after the two countries separated in 1947. — Jessie Yeung And Sophia Saifi, CNN, "Pakistan will 'go to any extent' to fight India's plan for Kashmir," 7 Aug. 2019 But the 49ers don’t have to accede to his wishes, and the Bears haven’t shown public interest. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 74, Robbie Gould," 24 June 2019 Over the last year, one game company after another has quietly acceded to Chinese government demands to limit the amount of time young people spend on their games. — Los Angeles Times, "How U.S. video game companies are building tools for China’s surveillance state," 22 July 2019 Nissan eventually acceded to the demands, and the board was reorganized last month to include more independent directors with more diverse backgrounds, including in the legal and entertainment industries. — New York Times, "Renault and Nissan Need Each Other to Thrive in Future, 2 Leaders Say," 21 July 2019 Unlike many unyielding chefs, Star will accede to customers’ requests, no matter how upsetting. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Hot dog! 100 years of wieners at Hot Dog Heaven in Fort Lauderdale and Arbetter’s in Miami," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'accede.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for accede
accede
verb
ac·cede
| \ ak-ˈsēd
\
\
acceded;
acceding
Kids Definition of accede
: to agree to
They acceded to our demands.
accede
intransitive verb
ac·cede
| \ ak-ˈsēd, ik-
\
\
acceded;
acceding
Legal Definition of accede
1a
: to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others
they were invited to accede to the covenant
b
: to express approval or give consent
the banker asks for collateral. The debtor…accedes, and transfers some of his property — In re Patterson, 139 F. Supp. 830 (1956)
2
: to assume an office or position
acceded to the governorship
3a
: to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor
the various improvements…had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” — Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)
b
: to come into control or ownership of something
a trustee in bankruptcy specifically accedes to all property of the debtor — Directory Int'l, Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)
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