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acquiesce

[ ak-wee-es ]

verb (used without object)

acquiesced, acquiescing.
  1. to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:

    to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

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acquiesce

/ ˌæɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. intr; often foll by in or to to comply (with); assent (to) without protest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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

  • ˌܾˈԳٱ, adverb
  • ˌܾˈԳ, noun
  • ˌܾˈԳ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܾ··Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz··ܾ··Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acquiesce1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ܾŧ “to find rest in, ” equivalent to ac- ac- + ܾŧ- + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acquiesce1

C17: from Latin ܾŧ to remain at rest, agree without protest, from ad- at + ܾŧ to rest, from ܾŧ quiet
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Example Sentences

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Hell, even with all his money, Musk is finding it hard to get women to acquiesce to his abusive behavior, which is why his longed-for "compound" sounds like it will be a ghost town.

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Harvard University says it will not acquiesce to US President Donald Trump's demands - federal funding or no.

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Glenn acquiesces — a real adult supports someone in need, after all.

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Most villages have grudgingly acquiesced to Israel’s presence, but some remain defiant.

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The writer-director fired Doe in late September after she “refused to acquiesce” to his sexual advances, the document says.

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