agree

agree [ə grē′]

vi.

agreed, agreeing [ME agreen < OFr agreer, to receive kindly < a gré, favorably < a (L ad), to + gré, good will < L gratus, pleasing: see GRACE]

1. to consent or accede (to); say “yes”

2. to be in harmony or accord [their versions agree]

3. to be of the same opinion; concur (with)

4. to arrive at a satisfactory understanding (on or about prices, terms, etc.)

5. to be suitable, healthful, etc.: followed by with [this climate does not agree with him]

6. Gram. to be inflected so as to correspond in number, person, case, or gender

vt.

to grant or acknowledge

SYN.- AGREE implies a being or going together without conflict and is the general term used in expressing an absence of inconsistencies, inequalities, etc.; CONFORM emphasizes agreement in form or basic character; ACCORD emphasizes fitness for each other of things that are being considered together; HARMONIZE implies a combination or association of different things in a proportionate or pleasing arrangement [harmonizing colors ]; CORRESPOND is applied to that which matches, complements, or is analogous to something else [their Foreign Office corresponds to our State Department ]; COINCIDE stresses the identical character of the things considered [their needs coincide]; TALLY is applied to a thing that corresponds to another as a counterpart or duplicate

-ANT. DIFFER