Accede Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

accede

/ækˈsiːd/

verb

accedes;

acceded;

acceding

accede

/ækˈsiːd/

verb

accedes;

acceded;

acceding

Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCEDE

[no object]

formal

1

:

to agree to a request or a demand

— usually + to

• The government was forced to accede to their demands.

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2

:

to enter a high office or position

• His son acceded upon the king's death.

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— usually + to

• He acceded to the throne [=he became king] in 1838.

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