accede / exceed
Two verbs that share a sound and not a meaning.
To accede is to agree, consent, or succeed to an office or claim: accede to the request, accede to the throne. To exceed is to go beyond a limit: exceed the speed limit, exceed expectations. Use accede with to. Do not use exceed when you mean “say yes.”
Examples
Use The board acceded to the settlement.
Use Costs exceeded the estimate.
Avoid The board exceeded to the settlement.