acquiesce

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“I rest”), from quies (“rest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌækwiˈɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === acquiesce (third-person singular simple present acquiesces, present participle acquiescing, simple past and past participle acquiesced) (intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) 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. Synonyms: resign, submit, yield (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:acquiesce ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “acquiesce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === acquiesce inflection of acquiescer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Verb === acquiēsce second-person singular present active imperative of acquiēscō