accedes

• abides
• acquiesces
• adopts
• agrees
• assents
• bows
• comes round
• consents
• embraces
• endures
• espouses
• knuckles under
• relents
• stands
• stomachs
• submits
• subscribes
• succumbs
• suffers
• swallows
• takes
• tolerates
• yields

• denies
• dissents
• gainsays
• rebuffs
• refuses
• rejects
• scorns
• spurns

• verb
  1. To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
  2. To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
  3. To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
  4. To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position).
  5. To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.

• The council finally accedes to the community's request for a new playground.
• When the director accedes to the shareholders' demands, the company changes its strategy.
• She always accedes to her friend's suggestions, even if she has her own ideas.
• The government rarely accedes to public pressure unless there is a significant protest.
• He never accedes easily in negotiations, always aiming for the best deal possible.

accepts

acquiesces

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