Concur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concurred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Concurring.]
Etymology: [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con- + currere to run. See Current.]
1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.] Anon they fierce encountering both concurred With grisly looks and faces like their fates. J. Hughes.
2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect. When outward causes concur. Jer. Colier.
3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond. Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. Fox. Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. Makaulay. This concurs directly with the letter. Shak.
4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] Milton.
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Syn. -- To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for concur; he lists it under agree.
Where he writes about it:
To concur is to agree in general; to coincide is to agree in every particular. — from agree
Whether in application to persons or things, concur tends to expression in action more than coincide; we may either concur or coincide in an opinion, but concur in a decision; views coincide, causes concur. — from agree
We may concur or agree with others, either in opinion or decision. — from agree