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accord

verb
  1. To come to an understanding or to terms: agree, coincide, concur, get together, harmonize. See agree
  2. To be compatible or in correspondence: agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit 1, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal: jibe 1. Archaic: quadrate. See agree
  3. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: award, concede, give, grant, vouchsafe. See give
  4. To give formally or officially: award, bestow, confer, grant, present 2. See give
noun
  1. Harmonious mutual understanding: agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, tune, unity. Idiom: meeting of the minds. See agree
  2. Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds: concert, concord, harmony, symphony, tune. Music: consonance. See beautiful
  3. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact 2, deal, pact, understanding. See agree
  4. A formal, usually written settlement between nations: agreement, concord, convention, pact, treaty. See agree, politics

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