HOW TO PRONOUNCE
accede
/ækˈsid/
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ak-SEED: the second c sounds like s.
The first c contributes a k sound at the end of the opening syllable. Give SEED the main stress and hold its long ee clearly.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The board agreed to accede to the request.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does accede mean?
verb
- To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
- To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
- To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
More meanings (2)
verb
- (archaic) To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
- (archaic) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
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IPA pronunciation
/ækˈsid/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Therefore we are inclined so far to accede to Mr. Copperfield’s proposal, as to admit his visits here.’
Jude was thrown into such acute sorrow that he almost felt he would try to get the man to accede.
More book examples (3)
All well-informed men in that kingdom will accede to the justness of this remark.
All the Protestant states were invited to accede to the treaty of Prague, and on that condition were to benefit by the amnesty.
I whispered Catherine that she mustn’t, on any account, accede to the proposal: it was entirely out of the question.