1. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony. 2. To grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the President the proper deference.3. To bestow upon: I accord you my blessing.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. See synonyms at agree.
NOUN:
1. Agreement; harmony: act in accord with university policies.2. A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions. 3. A settlement of points at issue between nations. 4. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English accorden, from Old French acorder, from Medieval Latin accordre, to bring into agreement : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Appendix I.
-kôrd
re, to bring into agreement : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Appendix I.
