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Meanings and Examples of ACCEDE
v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
1 I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal.
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2 Disappointed in the expectation of a customer, she coolly acceded to my request.
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3 The surprise of such an application was great indeed; it was too great for her to know in what manner she acceded to it.
4 I acceded to this the more readily, because I now reproached myself with having treated her former letter rather lightly.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Get Context In CHAPTER 49. I AM INVOLVED IN MYSTERY
5 She acceded to the suggestion of bouillon, which was grateful and acceptable.
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6 This was one point, with regard to Lydia, at least, which was now to be settled, and Mr. Bennet could have no hesitation in acceding to the proposal before him.
7 In the event of your acceding to my request it is probable that I shall have to narrate them to you.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
1 The idea that one of the two chief executives should eventually accede to the role, as has happened in the past, would raise fresh doubts about the board's independence.
2 The government acceded to public pressure to review the tax.