accede
oxford
views updated May 29 2018ac·cede / akˈsēd/ •
v. [intr.] formal 1. assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty: the authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands.2. assume an office or position: he acceded to the post of director. ∎ become a member of a community or organization: Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
accede
oxford
views updated Jun 11 2018accede XV. — L.
accēdere, f.
AC- +
cēdere go (
CEDE); cf. (O)F.
accéder.
So
accession XVI. — L.
accessiō,
-ōn-, f.
access-, pp. stem of
accēdere.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Accede
gale
views updated May 18 2018ACCEDE
To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law