acced

Acced is typically not recognized as a stand-alone English word. In modern usage, it is generally considered a misspelling or an historical/archaic variant of accede, the verb meaning to agree to a request or to assume a position or role.

Accede comes from Latin accedere, to approach or to come toward, formed from ad- "toward" and cedere "to go, yield." In English, accede is transitive and intransitive, used with to: to accede to a treaty, to accede to a demand, to accede to the throne, to accede to power. The past tense is acceded; the present participle is acceding; the noun form is accession.

Examples include: The country acceded to the treaty in 2005. The prince acceded to the throne upon the king's death. The government acceded to the alliance after negotiations.

Usage notes: Acced is rarely acceptable in formal writing; if you encounter it, it is likely a misspelling. Verify with reliable dictionaries. In historical texts, older spellings may appear, but modern English uses accede and acceded.

ACCED as an acronym: When written in all caps, ACCED may refer to specific organizations, programs, or projects, but no single universal definition exists; it should be defined from context.