accede
English
WOTD – 27 May 2008
Etymology
First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdō (“approach, accede”), formed from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”) (English cede). Compare French accéder. Unrelated to ascend, aside from the common ad prefix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əkˈsiːd/, /ækˈsiːd/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːd
Verb
accede (third-person singular simple present accedes, present participle acceding, simple past and past participle acceded)
- (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, published 2003, page 32:
- Maintenon had been governess to the children in the late 1670s before acceding to the king's favours.
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- (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 (i.e., accede to).
Synonyms
- (to join a group): band together, enroll
- (agree to a proposal or a view): come around, concede; See also Thesaurus:accede
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- agree, acquiesce, assent, comply, concur, consent, (obsolete) comprobate, (obsolete) astipulate
Related terms
Translations
obsolete: to approach
to join a group
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to agree to a proposal or view
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to enter upon an office or dignity
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to become a party to an agreement or a treaty
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References
- accede in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atˈt͡ʃɛ.de/
- Rhymes: -ɛde
- Hyphenation: ac‧cè‧de
Latin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.ˈt͡ʃe.de/
- Rhymes: -ede
- Hyphenation: ac‧ce‧de
Verb
a accede (third-person singular present accede, past participle acces) 3rd conj.
Conjugation
conjugation of accede (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
| infinitive | a accede | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | accedând | ||||||
| past participle | acces | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | acced | accezi | accede | accedem | accedeți | acced | |
| imperfect | accedeam | accedeai | accedea | accedeam | accedeați | accedeau | |
| simple perfect | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| pluperfect | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să acced | să accezi | să acceadă | să accedem | să accedeți | să acceadă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | accede | accedeți | |||||
| negative | nu accede | nu accedeți | |||||
Further reading
- accede in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Verb
accede
- inflection of acceder:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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