accede

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /

VERB

agree or consent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquiesce

STRONG

accept admit allow assent comply concede concur cooperate endorse fold grant let okay permit subscribe yield

WEAK

be game for cave in cry uncle enter into give the go-ahead give the green light go along with play ball roll over and play dead throw in the towel

Antonyms

STRONG

decline deny disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent forbid hinder hold impede keep obstruct oppose prevent protest refuse reject repel repudiate resist veto

WEAK

condemn demur denounce

Example Sentences

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"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Amodei said.

From BBC

"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in a statement.

From Barron's

Thursday, Amodei doubled down on his objections, saying that while the company continues to negotiate and wants to work with the Pentagon, “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

From The Wall Street Journal

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