English Explanatory Dictionary

requiesce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rest, repose.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛs/

Word forms

requiesce requiesces requiescing requiesced

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French requiescer, from Latin requiescō; re- + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).

Related words

requiescence requiescent
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