Acceed vs. Accede

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  • Acceed (verb)

    obsolete form of accede

  • Accede (verb)

    To approach; to arrive, to come forward. 15th-19th c.

  • Accede (verb)

    To give one’s adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. from 15th c.

  • Accede (verb)

    To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. from 16th c.

  • Accede (verb)

    To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). from 18th c.

  • Accede (verb)

    To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.

Wiktionary
  • Accede (verb)

    agree to a demand, request, or treaty

    “the authorities did not accede to the strikers’ demands”

  • Accede (verb)

    assume an office or position

    “Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558”

  • Accede (verb)

    become a member of an organization

    “Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990”

Oxford Dictionary

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