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accede
accede: stick to agreement
exceed: surpass
The verb accede has 3 senses
(first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) submit, bow, defer,
accede, give in -- (submit or
yield to another's wish or
opinion; "The government bowed
to the military pressure")
2. accede, enter -- (take on
duties or office; "accede to
the throne")
3. assent, accede, acquiesce
-- (to agree or express
agreement; "The Maestro
assented to the request for an
encore")
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3 senses of accede
Sense 1
submit, bow, defer, accede,
give in -- (submit or yield to
another's wish or opinion;
"The government bowed to the
military pressure")
=> yield, give in, succumb,
knuckle under, buckle under --
(consent reluctantly)
Sense 2
accede, enter -- (take on
duties or office; "accede to
the throne")
=> succeed, come after, follow
-- (be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford"; "Will
Charles succeed to the
throne?")
=> take office -- (assume an
office, duty, or title; "When
will the new President take
office?")
Sense 3
assent, accede, acquiesce --
(to agree or express
agreement; "The Maestro
assented to the request for an
encore")
=> agree -- (consent or assent
to a condition, or agree to do
something; "She agreed to all
my conditions"; "He agreed to
leave her alone")
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Sense 1
submit, bow, defer, accede,
give in -- (submit or yield to
another's wish or opinion;
"The government bowed to the
military pressure")
=> yield, give in, succumb,
knuckle under, buckle under --
(consent reluctantly)
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Sense 2
accede, enter -- (take on
duties or office; "accede to
the throne")
=> succeed, come after, follow
-- (be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford"; "Will
Charles succeed to the
throne?")
=> take office -- (assume an
office, duty, or title; "When
will the new President take
office?")
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Sense 3
assent, accede, acquiesce --
(to agree or express
agreement; "The Maestro
assented to the request for an
encore")
=> agree -- (consent or assent
to a condition, or agree to do
something; "She agreed to all
my conditions"; "He agreed to
leave her alone")
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