accord

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. harmonize, conform, agree. See agreement, assent. —v. t. grant, bestow; concede. See giving. —n. agreement. Ant., discord; withhold, deny.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. harmony, understanding, reconciliation, agreement; see agreement 2 , 3 .

v.

1. [To be in agreement]

Syn. agree, concur, correspond; see agree .

See Synonym Study at agree .

2. [To grant]

Syn. bestow, grant, concede, allow; see admit 3 , give 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

(VOCABULARY WORD) n.

[uh CORD]

harmony, mutual understanding.

They ended their hostilities and reached accord.

SYN.: harmony, agreement, concurrence, concert, unison, unity, accordance, rapport, mutual understanding, concordance, *a meeting of the minds, consensus.

ANT.: discord, friction, disagreement, dissidence

II

v.

1. concede grant, bestow, accede, allow, give, acquiesce.

2. harmonize agree, concur, correspond, match up, *see eye to eye, *sing from the same hymnal, jibe.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I 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, fit1, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal: jibe1. 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, present2. See GIVE. II 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, compact2, deal, pact, understanding. See AGREE. 4. A formal, usually written settlement between nations: agreement, concord, convention, pact, treaty. See AGREE, POLITICS.