acquiesced

[ ak-wee-est ]

/ ˌæk wiˈɛst /

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verb

the simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce.

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Origin of acquiesced

acquiesce + -ed¹

Words nearby acquiesced

acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce, acquiesced, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired behaviour, acquired character

How to use acquiesced in a sentence

Generally speaking, the cost of pushing through real fatigue is greater than the cost of acquiescing to fake fatigue.
Why You're Tired All the Time|Brad Stulberg|November 5, 2020|Outside Online
Paul quietly asked that it be changed, and the GOP-controlled state senate acquiesced this past session.
How the Constitution May Screw Rand Paul for 2016|Michael Tomasky|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eventually, Stovall acquiesced to filming it but insisted it would “never see the light of day.”
Tea Party Candidate In Texas Makes Viral "Turtle Soup" Campaign Ad|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
Doctors Still Have to Treat Dzhokhar Tsarnaev|Kent Sepkowitz|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Neither the Palestinians nor the Bush administration acquiesced to the introduction of this question.
You Don't Have to Live Like a Refugee|Hussein Ibish|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He didn't need to, because Labor acquiesced as a government-financed housing boom continued in existing settlements.
The Last Revolutionary|Gershom Gorenberg|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Well, my dear, if you look upon it in that light there is no more to be said," acquiesced the husband.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Toby acquiesced; and they hurried through the main street of the little town, which at that late hour was wholly deserted.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
In these measures Mr. Dickinson acquiesced, as John Adams had submitted to the petition.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
They acquiesced delightedly and accordingly that evening a huge bundle of stationery was left at their door.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
"There ain't any too many teams for hire around here," she acquiesced; and there was another silence.
Summer|Edith Wharton

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