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Accede Pronunciation
Accede is pronounced ak-SEED, IPA /ækˈsid/.
ak-SEED
US /ækˈsid/ · UK /əkˈsiːd/
Syllables: ak · SEED (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To agree to a request, or to take up a throne or an office.
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Accede in a Sentence
- The board acceded to the request.
- She acceded to the throne in 1952.
- They will not accede to any of those terms.
Common Mispronunciations of Accede
Not AK-seed
SEED is where the volume goes, and the ak in front of it stays quick and flat.
Not uh-SEED
A k has to be heard in front of the stressed beat, which is what keeps this from sounding like seed with a prefix.
Tip: Accede and exceed match after the first beat, but accede means to agree.
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