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knuckle under
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in |
| Synonyms: | acquiesce, cave in, give up, retreat, submit, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | accord |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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accordant, agreeing, allied, apt, at home, at one with, at peace, banded together, becoming, cemented, commensurate, compatible, conciliatory, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruous, consentaneous, consistent, consonant, correspondent, fraternal, friendly, harmonious, henotic, in accord, in accordance with, in harmony with, in keeping with, in one's proper element, in point, in still water, in unison with, of a piece, of one mind, on all fours, pat, pertinent, proportionate, reconciled, suiting, to the point, to the purpose, tranquil, unisonous, united
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| Concept: | Assent. |
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-nouns
assent, assentment; acquiescence, admission; nod; accord, concord, concordance; agreement; affirmance, affirmation; recognition, acknowledgement, avowal; confession of faith., unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi; popular belief, current belief, current opinion; public opinion; concurrence (of causes); cooperation (voluntary)., ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa; endorsement (record)., consent (compliance).
-verbs
assent; give assent, yield assent, nod assent; acquiesce; agree; receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with; be at one with; go along wth, chime in with, strike in with, close in with; echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion; vote, give one's voice for; recognize; subscribe to, conform to, defer to; say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to., acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess; concede (yield); come round to; abide by; permit., arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement., confirm, affirm; ratify, appprove, endorse, countersign; corroborate., go with the stream, swim with the stream; be in fashion, join in the chorus; be in every mouth.
-adjectives
assenting; of one accord, of one mind; of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content; willing., uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted., carried, agreed; unanimous; agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation., affirmative.
-adverbs
yes, yea, ay, aye, true; good; well; very well, very true; well and good; granted; even so, just so; to be sure, "thou hast said"; truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, certes!, ex concesso; of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless., be it so; so be it, so let it be; amen; willingly., affirmatively, in the affirmative., with one consent, with one voice, with one accord; unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem. con.; nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente; without a dissentient voice; as one man, one and all, on all hands.
-phrases
avec plaisir; chi tace accousente; "the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers" [Disraeli].
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| Antonyms: | dissent |
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| Concept: | Consent. |
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consent; assent; acquiescence; approval; compliance, agreement, concession; yieldance, yieldingness; accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition., settlement, ratification, confirmation, adjustment., permit (permission); promise.
-verbs
consent; assent; yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield; come round, come over; give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection., satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms [more]; not refuse; turn a willing ear (willingness); jump at; deign, vouchsafe; promise.
-adjectives
consenting; squeezable; agreed (assent); unconditional.
-adverbs
yes (assent); by all means (willingly); if you please, as you please; be it so, so be it, well and good, of course.
-phrases
chi tace accousente.
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