ACQUIESCE

assent, accede, acquiesce

(verb) to agree or express agreement; “The Maestro assented to the request for an encore”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

acquiesce (third-person singular simple present acquiesces, present participle acquiescing, simple past and past participle acquiesced)

(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) 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.

(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

Synonyms

• (rest satisfied)

• (concur upon conviction): accept tacitly, go along with; See also acquiesce

• agree

• assent

• comply

• concur

• consent

• submit

• yield

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`qui*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acquiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiescing] Etym: [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See Quiet.]

1. 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; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just. De Quincey.

2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

Syn.

– To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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