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.
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"