accede

intransitive verb | \ ak-ˈsēd, ik- \ | ac·cede
  1. a : to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others they were invited to accede to the covenant

    b : to come into control or ownership of something a trustee in bankruptcy specifically accedes to all property of the debtor —Directory Int'l, Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)

  1. : to assume an office or position acceded to the governorship

  1. a : to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor the various improvements…had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” —Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)

    b : to come into control or ownership of something a trustee in bankruptcy specifically accedes to all property of the debtor —Directory Int'l, Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)