ac·cede /ak-'sēd, ik-/ vi ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing
1 a: to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others
they were invited to accede to the covenant
b: to express approval or give consent
the banker asks for collateral. The debtor...accede s, and transfers some of his property — In re Patterson, 139 F. Supp. 830 (1956)
2: to assume an office or position
acceded to the governorship
3 a: to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor
the various improvements...had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” — Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)
b: to come into control or ownership of something
a trustee in bankruptcy specifically accede s to all property of the debtor — Directory Int'l Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.