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ac·cord
 (  -kôrd  )
KEY
VERB:
ac·cord·ed
,
ac·cord·ing
,
ac·cords
VERB:
tr.
- To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
- To grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
accorded the President the proper deference.
- To bestow upon:
I accord you my blessing.
VERB:
intr.
- To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. See Synonyms at agree.
NOUN:
- Agreement; harmony:
act in accord with university policies.
- A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions.
- A settlement of points at issue between nations.
- 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 accord re, to bring into agreement : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cor
, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
ac·corder
(Noun)
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