VERB | communication | accede, submit, bow, defer, give in | yield to another's wish / wish or opinion |
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social | accede, enter | take on duties or office | |
communication | accede, assent, acquiesce | to agree or express agreement |
Sounds | aeksiy'd | |
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Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... |
Meaning | Yield to another's wish / wish or opinion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody | |
Synonyms | submit, bow, defer, give in | |
Broader | yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under | consent reluctantly |
Spanish | acceder, deferir, someterse | |
Catalan | cedir |
Meaning | take on duties or office. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "accede to the throne" | |
Synonym | enter | |
Narrower | ascend | Become king or queen |
Broader | succeed, come after, follow | Be the successor (of) |
take office | assume an office, duty, or title | |
Nouns | accession | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) |
Meaning | To agree or express agreement. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | assent, acquiesce | |
Narrower | connive | encourage or assent to illegally or criminally |
Broader | agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something |
Opposite | dissent | withhold assent |
Spanish | asentir, concordar, obedecer | |
Catalan | assentir | |
Nouns | accession | agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) |
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