Acquiesce

Word ACQUIESCE
Character 9
Hyphenation ac qui esce
Pronunciations /ˌækwiˈɛs/

Definitions and meanings of "Acquiesce"

What do we mean by acquiesce?

To consent or comply passively or without protest: synonym: assent. intransitive verb

To come to rest, or remain at rest.

To agree; consent; tacitly assent; quietly comply or submit: as, to acquiesce in an opinion, argument, or arrangement.

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. intransitive verb

To concur upon conviction; ; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. intransitive verb

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", sometimes also by "with" and "to". verb

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. verb

To agree or express agreement verb

(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.

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 and Antonyms for Acquiesce

The word "acquiesce" in example sentences

But if we again acquiesce we will be reduced to sad and pathetic footnotes in our accelerating transformation from a democracy to a totalitarian corporate state. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Off the top of my head, "acquiesce" is pretty cool. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Instead of me going through life hoping that God is following me around in whatever mess I find myself in this time, it’s actually him that’s leading the way through it all if I acquiesce, that is. ❋ Susan (2007)

But … there are reasons why parties have developed and that is because they operate as vehicles by which like minded people can coalesce around similar ideological and/or philosophical stances and generate programmes which they can then bring to the electorate and gain acceptance (or is the term 'acquiesce'?). ❋ Unknown (2010)

She not only used "acquiesce" in a song way before Noel Gallagher made such a fanfare of doing so, but deployed it perfectly: ❋ Dave_walker (2009)

[If this question has to be answered, the IPKat predicts a Delphic response along the lines of "it's up to the referring court to apply its own law to the facts".] (c) in any case, is it necessary that the proprietor of a trade mark should have his trade mark registered before he can begin to "acquiesce" in the use by another of (i) an identical or (ii) a confusingly similar mark? ❋ Unknown (2009)

(b) is it necessary that the proprietor of a trade mark should have his trade mark registered before he can begin to "acquiesce" in the use by another of (i) an identical or ❋ Unknown (2009)

"acquiesce" to Russian recognition of independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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