accede

UK: /ækˈsiːd/ US: /ækˈsid/ ,(ak sēd′)

Inflections of 'accede' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

accedes

v 3rd person singular

acceding

v pres p

acceded

v past

acceded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cede /ækˈsid/   v. [~ + to + object] , -ced•ed, -ced•ing. 

1. to agree;
   assent:
   to accede to a request.
2. to attain or assume an office:
   to accede to the throne.

See -cede-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cede  (ak sēd′), v.i., -ced•ed, -ced•ing. 

1. to give consent, approval, or adherence;
   agree;
   assent;
   to accede to a request;
   to accede to the terms of a contract.
2. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity;
   succeed (usually fol. by to):
   to accede to the throne.
3. Law [Internat. Law.] to become a party to an agreement, treaty, or the like, by way of accession.

• Latin accēdere to approach, assent, equivalent. to ac- ac- + cēdere to go; see cede
• late Middle English: to approach, adapt to 1400–50

ac•ced′ence, n. 
ac•ced′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See agree. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

accede / ækˈsiːd/ verb (intransitive) usually followed by to:

1. to assent or give one's consent; agree
2. to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc): the prince acceded to the throne
3. to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc), as by signing a treaty

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin accēdere to approach, agree, from ad- to + cēdere to go, yield

acˈcedence noun