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accede

Syllabification: (ac·cede)

Pronunciation: /akˈsēd/

Definition of accede

[no object] formal

1assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty:the authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands

2assume an office or position:he acceded to the post of director in September
become a member of a community or organization:Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990

Origin:

late Middle English (in the general sense 'come forward, approach'): from Latin accedere, from ad- 'to' + cedere 'give way, yield'

Remember that the ending of accede is -cede.

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