| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact2, deal, pact, understanding. See AGREE. 2. Harmonious mutual understanding: agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, tune, unity. Idioms: meeting of the minds. See AGREE. 3. Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds: concert, concord, harmony, symphony, tune. Music : consonance. See BEAUTIFUL. 4. A formal, usually written settlement between nations: agreement, concord, convention, pact, treaty. See AGREE, POLITICS. | | VERB: | 1. To be compatible or in correspondence: agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal : jibe1. Archaic : quadrate. See AGREE. 2. To come to an understanding or to terms: agree, coincide, concur, get together, harmonize. See AGREE. 3. To give formally or officially: award, bestow, confer, grant, present2. See GIVE. 4. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: award, concede, give, grant, vouchsafe. See GIVE.
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