acquiesce (redirected from acquiesces)

ac·qui·esce  (kw-s)

intr.v. ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing, ac·qui·esc·es

To consent or comply passively or without protest. See Synonyms at assent.

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[Latin acquiscere : ad-, ad- + quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in (acquiesced in the ruling) but sometimes with to (acquiesced to her parents' wishes). Acquiesced with is obsolete.

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acquiesce [ak-wee-ess]

Verb

[-escing, -esced] to agree to what someone wants [Latin acquiescere]

acquiescence n
acquiescent adj

USAGE: The use of to after acquiesce was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

acquiesce - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" assent, accede agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

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acquiesce

verb submit, agree, accept, approve, yield, bend, surrender, consent, tolerate, comply, give in, conform, succumb, go along with, bow to, cave in (informal) concur, assent, capitulate, accede, play ball (informal) toe the line, hoist the white flag << OPPOSITE resist

Translations

acquiesce [ækwɪˈɛs] vi (= agree): to acquiesce (in) → consentir (en), conformarse (con)

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acquiesce [ækwɪˈɛs] vi (= agree);

to acquiesce (in) → acquiescer (à)

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acquiesce [ækwɪˈɛs] vi → einwilligen;

to acquiesce (to) (demand, arrangement, request) → einwilligen (in +acc)

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acquiesce [ækwɪˈɛs] vi (= agree): to acquiesce (in) → acconsentire (a)