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ac·qui·es·cent

   [ak-wee-es-uhnt]
adjective
disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.
Origin:
1745–55; < Latin acquiēscent- (stem of acquiēscēns, present participle of acquiēscere). See acquiesce, -ent

Related forms
ac·qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
half-ac·qui·es·cent, adjective
half-ac·qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
non·ac·qui·es·cent, adjective
non·ac·qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·ac·qui·es·cent, adjective
un·ac·qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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  • Sugar snap peas, cocooned in their skins, are similarly acquiescent.
  • Keillor gradually engaged players in his act, everyone onstage sounded in a cheerier and more acquiescent mood.
Collins
World English Dictionary
acquiesce (ˌækwɪˈɛs)
 
—vb
(intr; often foll by in or to) to comply (with); assent (to) without protest
 
[C17: from Latin acquiēscere to remain at rest, agree without protest, from ad- at + quiēscere to rest, from quiēsquiet]
 
usage  The use of to after acquiesce was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable
 
acqui'escence
 
—n
 
acqui'escent
 
—adj
 
acqui'escently
 
—adv

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