accord

¹ac·cord

verb \ə-ˈkȯrd\

Definition of ACCORD

transitive verb

1

: to bring into agreement : reconcile

2

: to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned

intransitive verb

1

archaic : to arrive at an agreement

2

obsolete : to give consent

3

: to be consistent or in harmony : agree —usually used with with <a theory that accords with the known facts>

Examples of ACCORD

1. He was accorded certain favors because of his age.
2. <claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said>

Origin of ACCORD

Middle English, from Anglo-French acorder, from Vulgar Latin *accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart

First Known Use: 12th century

Related to ACCORD

Synonyms

check, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally

Antonyms

differ (from), disagree (with)

Related Words

equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, register

Near Antonyms

contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar

See Synonym Discussion at grant

Rhymes with ACCORD

aboard, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, concord, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, untoward, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, whipcord, word-hoard

²accord

noun

Definition of ACCORD

1

a : agreement, conformity <acted in accord with the company's policy>

b : a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty

2

: balanced interrelationship : harmony

3

obsolete : assent

4

: voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act <gave generously of their own accord>

Examples of ACCORD

1. The two sides were able to reach an accord.
2. <hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations>

Origin of ACCORD

Middle English, from Anglo-French acord, from acorder

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to ACCORD

Synonyms

treaty, alliance, compact, convention, covenant, pact

Antonyms

conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

Related Words

entente, entente cordiale; bargain, bond, charter, concord, contract, deal, settlement, understanding; projet

Near Antonyms

contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness; deviance, divergence; discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife; variability, variance; incompatibility