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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accorded; p. pr. & vb. n. According. ] [ OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F. accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf. Concord, Discord, and see Heart. ] 1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they were accorded from the fray. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. “According his desire.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agree in pitch and tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordable, F. accordable. ] 1. Agreeing. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reconcilable; in accordance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. acordance. ] Agreement; harmony; conformity. “In strict accordance with the law.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Harmony; unison; coincidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Accordance. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordant, F. accordant. ] Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who accords, assents, or concedes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. “This according voice of national wisdom.” Burke. “Mind and soul according well.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

According as, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it. See According, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is all things well,
According as I gave directions? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. Ex. xii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. -- Accordingly, Consequently, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as, the papers were not ready, and consequently could not be signed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Accord. ] (Mus.) A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A player on the accordion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. acordement. See Accord, v. ] Agreement; reconcilement. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. accorporare; ad + corpus, corporis, body. ] To unite; to attach; to incorporate. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. F. désaccorder to cause discord. ] To refuse to assent. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Disagreement. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not accordant. Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not accordant; discordant. [ 1913 Webster ]