Accede Definition In American English

To accede usually means to yield, often under pressure and with some reluctance, to the needs or requests of others. Voters usually accede to a tax increase only when they're convinced it's the …

ACCEDE definition: to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. See examples of accede used in a sentence.

1. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another: accede to a demand. See Synonyms at assent. 2. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne. 3. To become a …

Definition of accede verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. accede (to something) to agree to a request, proposal, etc. He acceded to demands for his resignation. Japan had little …

Dec 18, 2025 · (to agree, to come to an office, to become a party to): Use with the word to afterwards (i.e., accede to).

If you accede to someone's request or demands, you do what they ask. I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.