agree
Cross references:
1. assent
agree \*-'gre-\ vb [ME agreen, fr. MF agreer, fr. a- (fr. L ad-) + gre)X
will, pleasure, fr. L gratum, neut. of gratus pleasing, agreeable - more at
GRACE 1: ADMIT, CONCEDE 2: to settle upon by common consent : ARRANGE 1:
to give assent : ACCEDE 2a: to achieve or be in harmony : CONCUR 2b: to
get along together 2c: to come to terms 3a: to be similar : CORRESPOND
{both copies ~} 3b: to be consistent {story ~s with the facts} 4: to be
fitting, pleasing, or healthful : SUIT {climate ~ s with him} 5: to have an
inflectional form denoting identity or a regular correspondence other than
identity in a grammatical category (as gender, number, case, or person)
harmony regarding a matter of opinion. AGREE implies unison or complete
accord often after discussion or adjustment of differences; CONCUR implies
arriving at a specific or definite agreement, as through a vote, that may
provide a basis for common effort toward a goal; COINCIDE applies chiefly
to opinions or judgments that are in agreement rather than to personsZE,
CORRESPOND: AGREE implies being in a relation that reveals no
discrepancies, significant differences, inequalities, untoward effects;
SQUARE suggests showing a precise or a mathematically exact agreement;
CONFORM stresses agreement in essentials; ACCORD stresses a general
compatibility; COMPORT suggests the absence of any incongruity; HARMONIZE
and CORRESPOND may apply to the relation of dissimilar things, but
HARMONIZE stresses their blending to produce an agreeable effect, and
CORRESPOND stresses their matching, complementing, or answering to each
other SYN syn AGREE, CONCUR, COINCIDE mean to tome into or be in SYN syn
SQUARE, CONFORM, ACCORD, COMPORT, HARMONI