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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [`a] gr['e]. See
     {Agree}.]
     In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agreed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Agreeing}.] [F. agr['e]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.
     [`a] gr['e]; [`a] (L. ad) + gr['e] good will, consent,
     liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See {Grateful}.]
     1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in
        unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent;
        to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the
        law.
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              If music and sweet poetry agree.      --Shak.
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              Their witness agreed not together.    --Mark xiv.
                                                    56.
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              The more you agree together, the less hurt can your
              enemies do you.                       --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to
        agree to an offer, or to opinion.
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     3. To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or
        determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to
        terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
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              Agree with thine adversary quickly.   --Matt. v. 25.
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              Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? --Matt.
                                                    xx. 13.
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     4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to
        correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the
        original; the two scales agree exactly.
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     5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the
        same food does not agree with every constitution.
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     6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
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     Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with
           the participle agreed. "The jury were agreed."
           --Macaulay. "Can two walk together, except they be
           agreed ?" --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive
           uses were probably derived from the transitive verb
           used reflexively. "I agree me well to your desire."
           --Ld. Berners.
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     Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;
          promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;
          harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agree \A*gree"\, v. t.
     1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.]
        --Spenser.
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     2. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to
        arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.
        [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  agree
       v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
            the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
            those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers
            concord on this point" [syn: {hold}, {concur}, {concord}]
            [ant: {disagree}]
       2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something;
          "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her
          alone"
       3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
          characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
          details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on
          the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those
          on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe},
           {gibe}, {tally}] [ant: {disagree}]
       4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
          concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord},
           {concord}, {fit in}]
       5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always
          agree in English"
       6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
       7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of
          my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  185 Moby Thesaurus words for "agree":
     abide by, accede, accede to, accept, acclaim, accompany, accord,
     acknowledge, acquiesce, acquiesce in, admit, agree in opinion,
     agree on, agree to, agree with, allow, answer to, applaud,
     approach, approve, approve of, assent, assent to, associate,
     assort with, bargain, bargain for, be agreeable to, be consistent,
     be dying to, be eager, be game, be in cahoots, be in phase,
     be in time, be of one, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for,
     be uniform with, be willing, buy, check, check out, cheer, chime,
     chime in with, close with, coact, coadunate, coexist, coextend,
     cohere, coincide, collaborate, collude, combine, come around to,
     come to terms, come together, compact, complete, comply, comport,
     concede, concert, concord, concur, conform, conform to,
     conform with, conjoin, connive, consent, consent to, consist,
     consist with, consort, conspire, contemporize, contract, cooperate,
     correspond, cotton to, covenant, ditto, do a deal, dovetail, echo,
     empathize, engage, equal, fall in together, fall in with, favor,
     fit in, fit together, fulfill, gee, get along, get along with,
     get on with, get together, give the nod, go, go along with,
     go together, go with, grant, hail, hang together, happen together,
     harmonize, harmonize with, hit, hold together, hold with,
     identify with, in toto, incline, interchange, interlock, intersect,
     isochronize, jibe, join, keep in step, keep pace with, lean, lock,
     look kindly upon, make a deal, march, match, meet, nod, nod assent,
     not hesitate to, overlap, own, parallel, plunge into, promise,
     quadrate, receive, reciprocate, recognize, reconcile, register,
     register with, respond to, rhyme, rival, round out, shake hands on,
     shake on it, side with, sing in chorus, sort with, square,
     square with, stand together, stipulate, strike a bargain,
     strike in with, subscribe, subscribe to, suit, supplement,
     sympathize, synchronize, synergize, take kindly to, tally, time,
     touch, understand one another, undertake, unite, vote for, welcome,
     would as leave, would as lief, yes, yield assent
  
  

















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