accede

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1 accede to something phrasal verbphr v formal

a) AGREEto agree to a demand, proposal etc, especially after first disagreeing with it 〔尤指最初不同意后〕同意，答应 → accession

the doctor’s refusal to accede to his patient’s request

医生对病人要求的拒绝

b) GETif someone accedes to the throne, they become king or queen 登上〔王位〕，即〔位〕 → accession

Examples from the Corpus

accede• The trades council acceded, and left him with a clear run.• He would have been reluctant to accede if she had.• For example, a third party may claim the right to accede to a treaty in accordance with its terms.• Managers have agreed to 860 posts being created to cover computerisation but they have not acceded to further staffing demands.• To accede to his arguments would require an unacceptable degree of judicial creativity.• Most people would accede to his wishes just to get him out of their face.• If they did, they would think twice before acceding to such inclinations.• I have no reason for acceding to your request for a second opinion.

Origin accede

(1400-1500) Latin accedere, from ad- “to” + cedere “to go”

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