: to give consent or approval to something written by signing
unwilling to subscribe to the agreement
b
: to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (such as a sum of money)
also: to give something in accordance with such a promise
c
: to enter one's name for a publication or service
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also: to receive or have access to something (such as a periodical or service) as part of an arrangement to receive a certain number of regular deliveries or a certain period of continuous access especially by prepayment
the number of people who currently subscribe to the magazine/site
d
: to agree to purchase and pay for securities especially of a new offering
assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions.
voters assented to the proposal
consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired.
consented to their daughter's going
accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent.
officials acceded to the prisoners' demands
acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition.
acquiesced to his boss's wishes
agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion.
finally agreed to come along
subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support.
subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath, from sub- + scribere to write — more at scribe