akˈsēd, ə̇k-, chiefly substand əˈs- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English acceden, from Latin accedere, from ad- + cedere to go, yield — more at cede
1. archaic : to come forward : approach
2.
a.
(1) : to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others
they were invited to accede to the covenant
(2) of a people or territory : to join in political union (as with another country)
Kashmir was said to have acceded to India
b. : to express approval or give consent : assent
ready to accede to his proposal — Jane Austen
3. : to assume an office or position : attain an honor
he acceded to the governorship
: come or succeed to the throne
the queen acceded in 1918
4. law : to become added by way of accession
Synonyms: see assent