accede

accede is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.
2. intransitive verb. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.
3. intransitive verb. To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.
4. verb. to agree or express agreement

   "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

   Synonyms: acquiesce, assent

5. verb. yield to another's wish or opinion

   "The government bowed to the military pressure"

   Synonyms: bow, defer, submit

6. verb. take on duties or office

   "accede to the throne"

   Synonyms: enter

Synonyms

acquiesce, assent, bow, defer, submit, enter

Common word forms

acceded, acceder, accedes, acceding

Words from these letters

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