acquiesce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

/ˌækwiˈɛs/ en-us-acquiesce.ogg en-us-acquiesce2.ogg

acquiesce acquiesces acquiescing acquiesced

Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).

abide by accept acquiesce go along with take sitting down resign submit yield

approve back embrace support uphold welcome object protest

acquiescence acquiescent acquiescer

acquiescement acquiescingly nonacquiescing

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