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accord

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verb

ac·​cord ə-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce accord (audio)
accorded; according; accords

transitive verb

1
: to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
The competitors should all be accorded equal respect.
2
: to bring into agreement : reconcile

intransitive verb

1
: to be consistent or in harmony : agree
usually used with with
a theory that accords with the known facts
2
archaic : to arrive at an agreement
3
obsolete : to give consent

accord

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noun

1
a
: agreement, conformity
acted in accord with the company's policy
b
: a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty
a peace accord
2
: voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act
gave generously of their own accord
3
: balanced interrelationship : harmony
4
obsolete : assent

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A new federal law may accord with—or be in accordance with—the guidelines that a company has already established. The rowdy behavior of the hero Beowulf accords with Norse ideals of the early Middle Ages; but such behavior wouldn't have been in accordance with the ideals of a later young lord from the same general region, Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. Accord is also a noun, meaning "agreement". Thus, we often hear of two countries signing a peace accord; and we also frequently hear of two things or people being "in accord with" each other.

Choose the Right Synonym for accord

grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right.

grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

Example Sentences

Verb He was accorded certain favors because of his age. claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said Noun The two sides were able to reach an accord. hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Diplomatic efforts to revive that accord, however, have so far fallen short. Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The countries calling for a full or nearly full ban see the suspension of the facilitation accord as a first step but will be pushing hard for additional measures at the E.U. level. Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The accord was reached at 2:38 a.m. Thursday after a marathon bargaining session that lasted almost 14 hours, the union said. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 The inter-class accord may have something to do with the nature of the work; some of the Timber Unity members, for example, are independent contractors or truckers who own their rigs. Britta Lokting, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2022 Volkswagen has sealed an agreement with Canada to secure access to raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium for vehicle and battery production, according to people familiar with the accord. BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 President Trump’s administration pulled the plug on the atomic accord in 2018 because the deal failed to stop the theocratic state building a nuclear weapons device. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 President Donald Trump reversed course two years later, saying that the accord would cripple growth and intrude on American sovereignty. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The accord puts Democrats on the verge of a more modest yet striking resurrection of many of Biden domestic aspirations that appeal strongly to party voters. Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English accorden, acorden "to reconcile, come to an agreement, be in agreement," borrowed from Anglo-French acorder, going back to Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin ad- ad- + -cordāre, as in concordāre "to be in agreement," discordāre "to be in conflict" — more at concordance

Noun

Middle English accord, acord, borrowed from Anglo-French acord, acorde, noun derivative of acorder "to come to an agreement, accord entry 1"

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of accord was before the 12th century

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