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accord

verb
ac·​cord | \ ə-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce accord (audio) \
accorded; according; accords

Definition of accord

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned The competitors should all be accorded equal respect.
2 : to bring into agreement : reconcile

intransitive verb

1 : to be consistent or in harmony : agree —usually used with with a theory that accords with the known facts
2 archaic : to arrive at an agreement
3 obsolete : to give consent

accord

noun

Definition of accord (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : agreement, conformity acted in accord with the company's policy
b : a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty a peace accord
2 : voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act gave generously of their own accord
3 : balanced interrelationship : harmony
4 obsolete : assent
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Verb

grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. granted them a new hearing concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim. even her critics concede she can be charming vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension. vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples accord implies giving to another what is due or proper. accorded all the honors befitting a head of state award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors. awarded the company a huge defense contract

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A new federal law may accord with—or be in accordance with—the guidelines that a company has already established. The rowdy behavior of the hero Beowulf accords with Norse ideals of the early Middle Ages; but such behavior wouldn't have been in accordance with the ideals of a later young lord from the same general region, Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. Accord is also a noun, meaning "agreement". Thus, we often hear of two countries signing a peace accord; and we also frequently hear of two things or people being "in accord with" each other.

Examples of accord in a Sentence

Verb

 He was accorded certain favors because of his age. claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

Noun

 The two sides were able to reach an accord. hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 As re-imposed and escalated U.S. sanctions kicked in, further hurting Iran’s virtually moribund economy, Iran lost billions of dollars in business deals allowed by the nuclear accord. — Washington Post, "EU insists Iran nuclear deal must be part of any future pact," 31 Aug. 2019 Several other people inside the home, who Perry said were inside on their own accord, were questioned. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Man charged with kidnapping, attempted murder after standoff with shots fired at Center Point home," 27 Aug. 2019 In that case, Walker appears to have come forward entirely on her own accord. — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "Sex assault survivor to embattled DOC official Walker: Stop talking. Looks like it worked.," 1 Aug. 2019 In withdrawing last year from the nuclear accord, the administration argued that the move was intended to open negotiations. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Top Diplomat," 31 July 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will accelerate its enrichment of uranium in violation of the international nuclear accord, despite dire warnings from the United States. — latimes.com, "Today: Fireworks Over Trump’s Fourth of July Plans," 4 July 2019 Three people were transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance while four others walked in on their own accord. — CBS News, "1 dead after lightning strikes tree in South Carolina," 4 July 2019 Saudi disappointment in the US was exacerbated by the diplomacy that led to the Iranian nuclear accord, which Riyadh saw as presaging a broader rapprochement with Iran and paving the way for a US departure from the Persian Gulf region. — Daniel Benjamin, The New York Review of Books, "Reckless in Riyadh," 30 May 2019 Iran and the West has been embroiled in a dispute over shipping near the Strait of Hormuz as European countries scramble to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran after Trump pulled the United States out of the accord last year. — Yonette Joseph, BostonGlobe.com, "Iran says it has seized another oil tanker in Persian Gulf," 4 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of accord

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for accord

Verb

Middle English accorden, acorden "to reconcile, come to an agreement, be in agreement," borrowed from Anglo-French acorder, going back to Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin ad- ad- + -cordāre, as in concordāre "to be in agreement," discordāre "to be in conflict" — more at concordance

Noun

Middle English accord, acord, borrowed from Anglo-French acord, acorde, noun derivative of acorder "to come to an agreement, accord entry 1"

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