accede

accede
[əkˈsiːd]
verb
[no obj.](formal)(正式)
  1. assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty
    同意(要求,请求,条约)
    the authorities did not accede to the strikers'demands.
    当局没有同意罢工者的要求。
  2. assume an office or position
    就职,上任
    Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558.
    伊丽莎白一世于1558年即位。
    ■become a member of a community or organization
    加入团体(或组织)
    Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990.
    阿尔巴尼亚于1990年加入国际货币基金组织。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the general sense come forward, approach): from Latin accedere, from ad- 'to' + cedere 'give way, yield'
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