Accede :: Accede (v. i.) To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.

Accede :: Accede (v. i.) To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.

Accede :: Accede (v. i.) To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request..

Acceded :: Acceded (imp. & p. p.) of Acced.

Accedence :: Accedence (n.) The act of acceding.

Acceder :: Acceder (n.) One who accedes.

Acceding :: Acceding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Acced.

Accelerando :: Accelerando (a.) Gradually accelerating the movement.

Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.

Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc..

Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure..

Accelerated :: Accelerated (imp. & p. p.) of Accelerat.

Accelerating :: Accelerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accelerat.

Acceleration :: Acceleration (n.) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation..

Accelerative :: Accelerative (a.) Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.

Accelerator :: Accelerator (n.) One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves..

Acceleratory :: Acceleratory (a.) Accelerative.

Accelerograph :: Accelerograph (n.) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc..

Accelerometer :: Accelerometer (n.) An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.

Accend :: Accend (v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle.

Accendibility :: Accendibility (n.) Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability..

Accendible :: Accendible (a.) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.

Accension :: Accension (n.) The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.

Accensor :: Accensor (n.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents..

Accent :: Accent (n.) Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A word; a significant ton.

Accent :: Accent (n.) expressions in general; speech.

Accent :: Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

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