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Definition of accord with

:to be in agreement with (something)
  • His interpretation of the data did not accord with the facts.
  • His plans for the company did not accord with my own.

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

  2. : to bring into agreement : reconcile

  3. : to be consistent or in harmony : agree

  1. : agreement, conformity

  2. : a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty

  3. : voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act

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