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Acquiescing

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ac⋅qui⋅esce

  [ak-wee-es]
Use Acquiescing in a Sentence
–verb (used without object), -esced, -esc⋅ing.
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
Origin:
1610–20; < L acquiēscere to find rest in, equiv. to ac- ac- + quiē- (see quiet 2 ) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere inf. suffix

Related forms:
ac⋅qui⋅esc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
accede, concur; capitulate.

Antonyms:
contest, protest.
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ac·qui·esce   (āk'wē-ěs')   
intr.v.   ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing, ac·qui·esc·es
To consent or comply passively or without protest. See Synonyms at assent.

[Latin acquiēscere : ad-, ad- + quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in (acquiesced in the ruling) but sometimes with to (acquiesced to her parents' wishes). Acquiesced with is obsolete.
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Word Origin & History

acquiesce 
1620, from Fr. acquiescer, from L. acquiescere "remain at rest," thus "be satisfied with," from ad- "to" + quiescere "to become quiet," from quies (gen. quietis) "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ac·qui·esce
Pronunciation: "a-kwE-'es
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -esced; -esc·ing
: to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively —often used with in and sometimes with to —ac·qui·es·cence /"a-kwE-'es-&ns/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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