v.
- give or grant someone (power or recognition).
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(accord with)
be harmonious or consistent with.
n.
- an official agreement or treaty.
- agreement or harmony.
Phrase
- of one's own accord
without being asked or forced. - with one accord
in a united way.
Etymology
OE, from OFr. acorder ‘reconcile’, from L. ad- ‘to’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’; influenced by concord.