All 9 Uses of
accord
in
Candide
- Voltaire, whose light touch on familiar institutions opens them and reveals their absurdity, likes to remind us that the slaughter and pillage and murder which Candide witnessed among the Bulgarians was perfectly regular, having been conducted according to the laws and usages of war.†
Chpt Intr. (definition 1)
- ...he accorded him his pardon with a clemency which...
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *accorded = gave (as a special privilege)
- ...it was an Abare village which the Bulgarians had burnt according to the laws of war.
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *according to = in keeping with (in agreement with)
- But according to these principles the Grey Friar ought to have left us enough to carry us through our journey.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- He bid us all be of good cheer, telling us that the like had happened in many sieges, and that it was according to the laws of war.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- And then the pleasure of talking of that which he loved induced him to relate, according to his custom, part of his adventures with the fair Westphalian.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- Pangloss drew up an excellent memorial, wherein he proved that the Baron had no right over his sister, and that according to all the laws of the empire, she might marry Candide with her left hand.†
Chpt 30 (definition 1)
- "Grandeur," said Pangloss, "is extremely dangerous according to the testimony of philosophers.†
Chpt 30 (definition 1)
- The whole little society entered into this laudable design, according to their different abilities.†
Chpt 30 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (accord as in: according to, or in accord with) in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity withThis meaning of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." -- as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." -- based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." -- depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." -- in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." -- because of what was just said; or as a result
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(2) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect