Verb
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take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
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enter |
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come after,
succeed,
follow be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
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take office assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"
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ascend travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
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to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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assent,
acquiesce |
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dissent withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
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agree consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
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connive encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
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| accede -
yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
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submit,
bow,
defer,
give in |
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buckle under,
knuckle under,
give in,
succumb,
yield be fatally overwhelmed
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