acquiesce

[ ak-wee-es ]

/ ˌæk wiˈɛs /

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verb (used without object), ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing.

to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

OTHER WORDS FOR acquiesce

accede, concur; capitulate.

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OPPOSITES FOR acquiesce

contest, protest.

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Origin of acquiesce

1610–20; <Latin acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent to ac-ac- + quiē- (see quiet²) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM acquiesce

ac·qui·esc·ing·ly, adverbnon·ac·qui·esc·ing, adjective

Words nearby acquiesce

acquaintance, acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired, acquired antibody

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How to use acquiesce in a sentence

The underlying problem is whether conservatives can continue to acquiesce quietly in a rendition of the causes of the decline of the Republic and the entire Western world which is false.
Long before QAnon, Ronald Reagan and the GOP purged John Birch extremists from the party|Erick Trickey|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
TV networks will face the potential fallout from acquiescing to advertisers’ flexibility demands, while advertisers will see whether the money they moved to streaming in last year’s upfront was well spent.
Here are the five major forces and trends that will shape the future of TV in 2021|Tim Peterson|January 6, 2021|Digiday
Rather than reject it or treat it in an aloof manner, they always seemed to acquiesce to it.
In HBO’s magnificent Bee Gees documentary, broken hearts — and icon status — can finally be mended|Hank Stuever|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
It doesn’t help that, despite decades of effort, America’s federal government has not acquiesced to requests to recognize the existence of the modern Acjachemen, Mutsun Ohlone, Tongva and numerous other tribes in the area.
Reviving an Indigenous Tradition: Face Tattoos|Daniel Malloy|October 14, 2020|Ozy

“She was put in a terrible position,” Fletcher said of Wooten’s decision to acquiesce to Newsom’s determination.
Politics Report: Bry vs. Transit|Andrew Keatts and Scott Lewis|August 29, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He was force of nature and a force for good that eventually, they had to acquiesce.
We Need MLK’s Revolutionary Spirit|Roland S. Martin|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why should we acquiesce in the preparation of our spirits for the worst kind of servility—slavery to fate?
Dear Frank Luntz: Here’s How to Be Happy Again|James Poulos|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet as with cars, the gun industry rejects all responsibility for itself - and gun advocates acquiesce.
David's Bookclub: Private Guns, Public Health|David Frum|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Are five crotchety conservative men likely to decide to acquiesce to this change, or fight it?
The Supreme Court’s Anti-Rainbow Warriors|Michael Tomasky|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If you let by without dispute a failure of language you acquiesce in an affront against literary integrity.
Letter to a Young Critic: William Giraldi Defends True Criticism|William Giraldi|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The old gentleman pressed us to remain, as the meeting would begin immediately, and we were delighted to acquiesce.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
To be law-abiding means to acquiesce, if not directly participate, in that conspiracy.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
I acquiesce in this hand of fate; for I think another cold just now would just about do for me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
There was nothing to do but acquiesce; especially as I now was trying to draw from him something of what had brought him there.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
He would acquiesce in the sufficiency of the reason first given, "bodies which contain more particles are heavier."
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

British Dictionary definitions for acquiesce

acquiesce

/ (ˌækwɪˈɛs) /

verb

(intr; often foll by in or to) to comply (with); assent (to) without protest

Derived forms of acquiesce

acquiescence, nounacquiescent, adjectiveacquiescently, adverb

Word Origin for acquiesce

C17: from Latin acquiēscere to remain at rest, agree without protest, from ad- at + quiēscere to rest, from quiēs quiet

usage for acquiesce

The use of to after acquiesce was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable

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