acceding

Definitions

Agreeing to a demand, request, or treaty.

Assuming an office or position of authority.

Examples

The government is acceding to the demands of the protesters to avoid further civil unrest.

By acceding to the terms of the treaty, the nation officially joined the international coalition.

He had no choice but to start acceding to his manager's requests if he wanted to keep his job.

Synonyms

agreeing consenting assenting acquiescing complying conceding yielding

Antonyms

refusing declining rejecting dissenting opposing resisting denying