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acquiesced

[ ak-wee-est ]

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce.


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Generally speaking, the cost of pushing through real fatigue is greater than the cost of acquiescing to fake fatigue.

Paul quietly asked that it be changed, and the GOP-controlled state senate acquiesced this past session.

Eventually, Stovall acquiesced to filming it but insisted it would “never see the light of day.”

So I never truly made up my mind about what I would do; I suspect though I would have acquiesced and quietly seen the patient.

Neither the Palestinians nor the Bush administration acquiesced to the introduction of this question.

He didn't need to, because Labor acquiesced as a government-financed housing boom continued in existing settlements.

"Well, my dear, if you look upon it in that light there is no more to be said," acquiesced the husband.

Toby acquiesced; and they hurried through the main street of the little town, which at that late hour was wholly deserted.

In these measures Mr. Dickinson acquiesced, as John Adams had submitted to the petition.

They acquiesced delightedly and accordingly that evening a huge bundle of stationery was left at their door.

"There ain't any too many teams for hire around here," she acquiesced; and there was another silence.

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