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ac⋅qui⋅esce
[ak-wee-es] 
wiˈɛs
–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. |
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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 Acquiesced with is obsolete.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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Acquiesce
Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acquiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiescing] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See Quiet.]1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just. --De Quincey. 2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.
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Language Translation for : acquiesce
Spanish:
consentir (en),
German:
einwilligen,
Japanese:
黙認する
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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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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