accede
accede Lexical Profile
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• verb
To agree or yield to a demand, request, or treaty (usually followed by 'to').
"The university administration finally acceded to the students' request for extended library hours."
To assume an high office, title, or position of authority, or to formally become a member of an international organization or treaty (followed by 'to').
"Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne in 1837 at the age of eighteen."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'accede' (to agree to a request or assume an office, typically followed by 'to') with its near-homophone 'exceed' (to surpass or go beyond a limit).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Latin accedere ('to approach, enter upon, or give assent'), formed from the assimilated prefix ad- ('to, toward') and cedere ('to go, yield').