accord

/ə-ˈkȯrd/

Middle English accorden, acorden "to reconcile, come to an agreement, be in agreement," borrowed from Anglo-French acorder, going back to Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin ad- ad--cordāre, as in concordāre "to be in agreement," discordāre "to be in conflict"

verb

  1. to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned

  2. to bring into agreement : reconcile

  3. to be consistent or in harmony : agree —usually used with with

The competitors should all be accorded equal respect.

grant concede vouchsafe accord award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

noun

  1. agreement, conformity

  2. a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty

  3. voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act

acted in accord with the company's policy

a peace accord

phrasal verb

  1. to be in agreement with (something)

His interpretation of the data did not accord with the facts.