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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ac·cord
I

 \\ə-ˈkȯrd\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Anglo-French acorder, from Vulgar Latin *accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at 
heart
 DATE  12th century
transitive verb
1. to bring into agreement : 
reconcile
2. to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to arrive at an agreement
2. obsolete : to give consent
3. to be consistent or in harmony : 
agree
 — usually used with with
    a theory that accords with the known facts
Synonyms: see 
grant

II
noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Anglo-French acord, from acorder
 DATE  14th century
1.
  a. 
agreement
, 
conformity
      acted in accord with the company's policy
  b. a formal reaching of agreement : 
compact
, 
treaty
2. balanced interrelationship : 
harmony
3. obsolete : 
assent
4. voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act
    gave generously of their own accord
English Etymology
accord
  accord (v.) early 12c., from 
O.Fr
http://O.Fr
. acorder (12c.), from V.L.*accordare "make agree," lit. "be of one heart," from L. ad- "to" + cor (gen. cordis) "heart" (see heart). The noun was M.E.accourd, from 
O.Fr
http://O.Fr
. acord, a back-formation from acorder.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
accord
ac·cord / E5kC:d; NAmE E5kC:rd / noun   a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.
   协议;条约:
   The two sides signed a peace accord last July.
   在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。 
 IDIOMS 
▪ in accord (with sth / sb)    (formal) in agreement with
   与…一致(或相符合):
   This action would not be in accord with our policy. 
   这一行动不会符合我们的方针。 
▪ of your own ac'cord 
   without being asked, forced or helped
   自愿地;主动地:
   He came back of his own accord. 
   他主动回来了。 
   The symptoms will clear up of their own accord. 
   症状将会自行消失。 
▪ with 7one ac'cord 
(BrE, formal) 
   if people do sth with one accord, they do it at the same time, because they agree with each other
   全体一致;一致地verb(formal) 
1. ~ sth to sb / sth | ~ sb / sth sth to give sb / sth authority, status or a particular type of treatment
   给予,赠予,授予(权力、地位、某种待遇)
  ▪ [VN VNN] 
   Our society accords great importance to the family. 
   我们的社会赋予家庭以十分重要的地位。 
   Our society accords the family great importance. 
   我们的社会赋予家庭以十分重要的地位。 
2. [V] ~ (with sth) to agree with or match sth
   (与…)一致,符合,配合:
   These results accord closely with our predictions. 
   这些结果和我们的预测相当一致。 
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


accord 
noun 
ADJ. draft | peace, trade 

VERB + ACCORD draw up, negotiate, reach A peace accord was reached on 26 March. | endorse, ratify, sign 

PREP. ~ between a trade accord between Europe and the United States | ~ on an accord on environmental protection | ~ with They signed a trade accord with the Americans. 

OLT
accord noun
⇨ contract (a peace accord)⇨ in accord ⇨ agreement 2

accord verb
⇨ give 1
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ac·cord
I. \əˈkȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d also aˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English accorden, acorden, from Old French acorder, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at 
heart
transitive verb
1. : to bring into agreement : 
reconcile
, 
harmonize
 < the scientists' conclusions seem contradictory but can be accorded by calm reasoning >
2. 
 a. : to grant as suitable or proper : render as due
  < parents have rights which are not accorded to strangers or neighbors — A.I.Melden >
  < formerly, historians accorded to “justice” less than its due place — J.G.Edwards >
 b. : 
allow
, 
concede
  < the law accords them favored status >
  < he decided to accord himself the delight of breaking the news — P.B.Kyne >
 c. : 
award
  < the President accorded him an honorary title >
 d. : 
allot
  < in spite of the injustices accorded him >
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to arrive at an agreement : come to terms
 < proceed as we accorded before dinner — Sir Walter Scott >
— often used with with
 < the Queen accorded with this view of the matter — Thomas Carlyle >
2. obsolete : to give consent — used with to
 < you to his love must accord — Shakespeare >
3. : to be in harmony : be consistent — usually used with with
 < find whether or not the treatment which they have received accords with freedom of speech — Zechariah Chafee b.1885 >
Synonyms: see 
agree
, 
grant
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English accord, acord, from Old French acort, acorde, from acorder
1. 
 a. : agreement (as in opinion, will, or action)
  < engineers have reached a certain accord in regard to ethical principles — H.A.Wagner >
  : 
conformity
  < scholars studying human languages in accord with accepted scientific principles — H.R.Warfel >
 b. : a formal act of agreement : 
reconciliation
, 
understanding
, 
treaty
  < the Munich accord >
 c. : an agreement between parties in controversy by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated and which when executed bars a lawsuit
2. : balanced interrelationship (as of ideas, dimensions, colors, or musical tones) : 
proportion
, 
harmony
 < a persuasive accord in his arguments >
 < the gentle accord of rolling plains >
 < the accord of voices >
3. obsolete : 
assent
 < this gentle and unforc'd accord of Hamlet sits smiling to my heart — Shakespeare >
4. : voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act : completely free or unprompted will to act
 < they gave generously of their own accord >
•
- with one accord

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