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Verb: accord  u'kord
  1. Be compatible or harmonious; go well together
    "His actions accord with his stated principles";
    - harmonize, harmonise [Brit], consort [archaic], concord, fit in, agree
     
  2. Let have; give the right to; give the opportunity or permission to
    "Mandela was accorded few visitors in prison";
    - allow, grant, allot
Noun: accord  u'kord
  1. Harmony of people's opinions, actions or characters
    "the two parties were in accord";
    - agreement, concert
     
  2. Concurrence of opinion
    "we are in accord with your proposal";
    - conformity, accordance
     
  3. A formal agreement between two or more states
    "they signed a nonaggression accord";
    - treaty, pact
     
  4. Sympathetic compatibility
    "The accord between the two leaders paved the way for peaceful negotiations"
     
  5. (law) an agreement between parties
    "The two companies reached an accord on the terms of the merger"

Derived forms: accorded, according, accords

Type of: agree, agreement, check, compatibility, concord, concordance, correspond, fit, gibe, give, harmony, jibe, marry, marry up, match, square, symphony, tally, written agreement

Antonym: disagreement

Encyclopedia: Accord, New York