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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·cede (ac·ced·ed ; ac·ced·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin accedere to go to, be added, from ad- + cedere to go DATE 15th century 1. a. to become a party (as to an agreement) b. to express approval or give consent : give in to a request or demand 2. archaic : approach 3. to enter upon an office or position Synonyms: see assent English Etymology accede mid-15c., from L. accedere "approach, enter upon," from ad- "to" + cedere "go, move" (see cede). Latin ad- usually became ac-before "k" sounds. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 accede ac·cede / Ek5si:d / verb~ (to sth) (formal) 1. to agree to a request, proposal, etc. 同意(请求、建议等): ▪ [V] He acceded to demands for his resignation. 他同意要他辞职的要求。 ▪ [also V speech] 2. [V] to achieve a high position, especially to become king or queen 就任；就职；(尤指君主)即位: Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837. 维多利亚女王于 1837 年即位。 ⇨ see also accession (1) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·cede \akˈsēd, ə̇k-, chiefly substand əˈs-\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English acceden, from Latin accedere, from ad- + cedere to go, yield — more at cede 1. archaic : to come forward : approach 2. a. (1) : to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others < they were invited to accede to the covenant > (2) of a people or territory : to join in political union (as with another country) < Kashmir was said to have acceded to India > b. : to express approval or give consent : assent < ready to accede to his proposal — Jane Austen > 3. : to assume an office or position : attain an honor < he acceded to the governorship > : come or succeed to the throne < the queen acceded in 1918 > 4. law : to become added by way of accession Synonyms: see assent |
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