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▪ I. acquiescing, vbl. n.|ækwɪˈɛsɪŋ| [f. acquiesce + -ing1.] Silently agreeing; assenting; giving a passive adherence. (Now mostly gerundial.)
1689Col. Rec. Penn. I. 314 You declared your acquiesceing with my Government. Mod. Would anyone dream of acquiescing in such a decision? ▪ II. acquiescing, ppl. a.|ækwɪˈɛsɪŋ| [f. acquiesce + -ing2.] Assenting, silently compliant.
1842H. E. Manning Serm. (1848) I. vi. 86 Beware, then, of an easy, acquiescing temper, which lulls you to be secure. |