accede to sth
formal — phrasal verb with accede /əkˈsiːd/ verbDefinition
› to agree to do what people have asked you to do: He graciously acceded to our request. It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists' demands for independence.Accepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval accede to the throne/accede to power › to become king or queen, or to take a position of power: The diaries were written in 1837, when Queen Victoria acceded to the throne.Royalty, aristocracy and titles
(Definition of accede to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acceptance noun
- acquiesce verb
- bend to sth phrasal verb
- capitulate verb
- cave in phrasal verb (AGREE)
- compromise noun
- condescend verb
- defer to sb/sth phrasal verb
- let verb (ALLOW)
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical adjective
- reconcile yourself to sth phrasal verb
- relent verb
- resignation noun (ACCEPTING)
- resort to sth phrasal verb
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- surrender verb (ACCEPT DEFEAT)
- tolerate verb (ACCEPT)
- trade sth off phrasal verb
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