acquiesce
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acquiesce
- /ˌækwiˈɛs/
Rhymes with -ɛs
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Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).
verb acquiesces · acquiescing · acquiesced
- 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. The representatives of the good people of this commonwealth in general assembly convened, having maturely considered the answers of sundry states in the Union, to their resolutions passed at the last session, respecting certain unconstitutional laws of Congress, commonly called the alien and seditio
- To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. to acquiesce in an opinion
Similar: abide by, accept, acquiesce, go along with, bite the bullet, face up to, face the music, grin and bear it, grit one's teeth, make a virtue of necessity, make the best of a bad job, pay the penalty, pay the price, suck it up, swallow a bitter pill, take sitting down · Opposite: approve, back, embrace, support, uphold, welcome, object, protest
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verb
Similar: abide by, accept, acquiesce, go along with, bite the bullet, face up to, face the music, grin and bear it, grit one's teeth, make a virtue of necessity, make the best of a bad job, pay the penalty, pay the price, suck it up, swallow a bitter pill, take sitting down · Opposite: approve, back, embrace, support, uphold, welcome, object, protest
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verb rest satisfied
| Español | aquiescer, ser aquiescente con, mostrar aquiescencia a |
|---|---|
| Português | aquiescer |
| Italiano | approvare, conformarsi, sottomettersi |
| Русский | соглаша́ться soglašátʹsja |
| العربية | يَرْكَن yarkan |
verb concur upon conviction
| Español | aquiescer, ser aquiescente con, mostrar aquiescencia a |
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| 中文 | 默许 mòxǔ |
| Français | acquiescer |
| Italiano | consentire |
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