I. əˈkȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d also aˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English accorden, acorden, from Old French acorder, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart
transitive verb
1. : to bring into agreement : reconcile , harmonize
the scientists' conclusions seem contradictory but can be accorded by calm reasoning
2.
a. : to grant as suitable or proper : render as due
parents have rights which are not accorded to strangers or neighbors — A.I.Melden
formerly, historians accorded to “justice” less than its due place — J.G.Edwards
b. : allow , concede
the law accords them favored status
he decided to accord himself the delight of breaking the news — P.B.Kyne
c. : award
the President accorded him an honorary title
d. : allot
in spite of the injustices accorded him
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to arrive at an agreement : come to terms
proceed as we accorded before dinner — Sir Walter Scott
— often used with with
the Queen accorded with this view of the matter — Thomas Carlyle
2. obsolete : to give consent — used with to
you to his love must accord — Shakespeare
3. : to be in harmony : be consistent — usually used with with
find whether or not the treatment which they have received accords with freedom of speech — Zechariah Chafee b.1885
Synonyms: see agree , grant
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English accord, acord, from Old French acort, acorde, from acorder
1.
a. : agreement (as in opinion, will, or action)
engineers have reached a certain accord in regard to ethical principles — H.A.Wagner
: conformity
scholars studying human languages in accord with accepted scientific principles — H.R.Warfel
b. : a formal act of agreement : reconciliation , understanding , treaty
the Munich accord
c. : an agreement between parties in controversy by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated and which when executed bars a lawsuit
2. : balanced interrelationship (as of ideas, dimensions, colors, or musical tones) : proportion , harmony
a persuasive accord in his arguments
the gentle accord of rolling plains
the accord of voices
3. obsolete : assent
this gentle and unforc'd accord of Hamlet sits smiling to my heart — Shakespeare
4. : voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act : completely free or unprompted will to act
they gave generously of their own accord
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- with one accord