requiesce

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French requiescer, from Latin requiescō; re- + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === requiesce (third-person singular simple present requiesces, present participle requiescing, simple past and past participle requiesced) (intransitive, now rare) To rest, repose. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “requiesce, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Latin == === Verb === requiēsce second-person singular present active imperative of requiēscō