acceded

Verb

accede (third-person singular simple present accedes, present participle acceding, simple past and past participle acceded)

1. (intransitive) To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
   • to accede to a request

   Synonyms:

   come around, concede, agree, acquiesce, assent

   Antonyms:

   refuse

2. (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
   • the house of Hanover acceded to the English throne
3. (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
   • to accede to the European Union
4. (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
5. (archaic, intransitive) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.

   Synonyms:

   band together, enroll

   Antonyms:

   leave, secede, split off