take office vs accede

take office and accede both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take office	No	No	Yes	No
accede	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accede is a hyponym of take office; that is, accede is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take office:

Other hyponyms of take office include enter, adopt, assume, take on, take over.

take office (verb)	accede (verb)
assume an office, duty, or title	yield to another's wish or opinion
	to agree or express agreement
	take on duties or office