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Society Accords Great Treatment Verb əˈkɔːd əˈkɔːrd Importance

Word3 accord
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈkɔːd/ /əˈkɔːrd/
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  • our society accords great importance to the family.
  • there were complaints about the special treatment accorded to some minority groups.
  • our society accords the family great importance.
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(verb)/əˈkɔːd/ /əˈkɔːrd/

    Verb Forms

  1. to give somebody/something authority, status or a particular type of treatment
    • Our society accords great importance to the family.
    • There were complaints about the special treatment accorded to some minority groups.
    • Our society accords the family great importance.

    Word Origin

    • Old English, from Old French acorder ‘reconcile, be of one mind’, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’; influenced by concord.
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