accede to sth
formal— phrasal verb with accede uk/əkˈsiːd/us/əkˈsiːd/verb
to agree to do what people have asked you to do:
He graciously acceded to our request.
It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists' demands for independence.
accede to the throne/accede to power
to become king or queen, or to take a position of power:
The diaries were written in 1837, when Queen Victoria acceded to the throne.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- come to heel idiom
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- resort to sth
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- trade
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