acquiesce

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  1. intransitive verb To consent or comply passively or without protest. See Synonyms at assent.
  2. 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 Acquiesced with is obsolete.

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  • I acquiesce, therefore, in your wish by hereby graciously releasing you from your offices as Imperial Chancellor, —  William of Germany
  • The rest of the Bench had to acquiesce, and the tailor was fined one shilling. —  The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
  • Minister had suggested this substitution to the lawful heir, and that the fears of the Queen and confusion of the times had obliged her to acquiesce: —  A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795
  • Frederic appeared about to acquiesce, and then substituted vague promises for present assent to the demands. —  Charles the Bold
  • Knox was pleased to acquiesce, and also pleased that the Lord James was not yet so haughty as he had been depicted by his enemies. —  Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin acquiēscere : ad-, ad- + quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French acquiescer, “to yield or agree unto, come to agreement, be at quiet, strive or stir no more” (Cotgrave), = Italian acquiescere, from Latin acquiescere, rest, repose in, find rest in, from ad, to, + quiescere, rest, from quies, rest: see quiesce and quiet.
 

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