acquiescev.

Brit.

/ˌakwɪˈɛs/, U.S.

/ˌækwiˈɛs/

Forms: 1600s acquiese, 1600s acquiess, 1600s acquiesse, 1600s acuiesce, 1600s aquiess, 1600s aquiesse, 1600s–1700s aquiesce, 1600s– acquiesce.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French acquiescer; Latin acquiēscere.

Etymology: < French acquiescer to agree (to something) (14th cent. in Middle French) and its etymon classical Latin acquiēscere to rest, take repose, to find peace, to find relief (in), to be satisfied (with), to obey willingly, in post-classical Latin also to agree to, to accept (4th cent.), to bring to rest (8th cent. in a British source) < ac- ac- prefix + quiēscere quiesce v. Compare Spanish aquiescer (1502 as †acquiescer ; rare before 18th cent.), Italian (now rare and literary) acquiescere (a1342). Compare earlier acquiescate v., and slightly earlier acquiescence n.

1. To agree, esp. tacitly; to accept something, typically with some reluctance; to agree to do what someone else wants; to comply with, concede.

a. intransitive. With in.

ΚΠ

1613 P. Forbes Exquisite Comm. Reuelation St. Iohn xiii. 123 According as I can take vp the manner of all this Prophesie, I acquiesce in this.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 52 You are bound to acquiesce in his judgment, whatsoever may be your private Opinion.

1781 W. Cowper Let. 4 Oct. (1979) I. 526 I perfectly acquiesce in the propriety of sending Johnson a Copy of my productions.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 291 Douglas seemed to acquiesce in the necessity of patience for the time.

1877 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (ed. 3) iv. 76 They speak with an air of men whose claims have been acquiesced in by others.

1900 S. J. Weyman Story Francis Cludde (new ed.) xvii. 199 The Parliament..had refused to acquiesce in the confiscation of the Duchess's estates.

1935 ‘A. Bridge’ Illyrian Spring iv. 48 This tradition of inferiority persists—subtly imposed by the husbands; tacitly and often unconsciously acquiesced in by the wives.

2010 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 28 July 13 The court's deference led it to acquiesce in the administration's clear violation of our obligations under the Convention Against Torture.

b. intransitive. With to or (less commonly) with.

ΚΠ

1615 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions II. iv. ii. 27 The Donatistes would not acquiesce to the determination of Miltiades.

1650 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) II. 112 Quhatever they thought expedient they sould acquiesce thairwith.

1685 Lady Russell Lett. I. 64 The great thing is to acquiesce with all one's heart to the good pleasure of God.

1703 D. Defoe Shortest Way to Peace 26 If they acquiesce with a Church of England Government.

1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. iv. xxxvi. 676 Parties are presumed to acquiesce to the judgments of the ordinary, when they do not reclaim to the lords.

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Characters 23/1 To acquiesce cheerfully to this species of self-devotement.

1898 Argosy Sept. 364 Sister Constance acquiesced to Jim's desire to be the bearer of the glad tidings.

1922 L. Lacoste Fantine Avenel xiv. 270 The best way to protect herself..was to appear to acquiesce with his request.

1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn ii. i. 132 He acquiesced to the leader very simply and kept on playing the arrangements for what there was in them.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 256/1 Her husband..eventually had acquiesced to her desire to remodel the company.

c. intransitive. Without complement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > acquiesce [verb (intransitive)]

condescend1579

acquiesce1642

to sit down1644

right-ho1936

1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. 104 I shall not acquiesse, and sit downe upon the doctrinall resolutions of this House.

1690 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 21 The said citty acquiesced, and wrote a submissive letter to the king.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 64 His next business was to Manage his Mother, and he never left till he had brought her to acquiesce, and be passive in the thing.

1796 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 642/2 Perhaps R.B. may think it politic and wise to acquiesce, even though he professes to have in him a spirit of anarchism.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. iii. 69 Tressilian acquiesced, and the two worthies left the apartment together.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. iii. 41 ‘You have been a little weak,’ the phantom said to her, and she acquiesced with a soft sniffle.

1943 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 3 July in War within & Without (1980) 372 It is some strange game her father likes to play and she acquiesces—patiently for a while, femininelike.

2006 M. W. Jackson Harmonious Triads vii. 224 After further discussion and debate, Boito and Blaserna acquiesced.

†2.

a. intransitive. To be satisfied with something; to remain at peace in a state, condition, or place; to rest easy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be contented or satisfied [verb (intransitive)]

satisfy1440

sufficea1450

contentc1530

acquiescec1620

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. ii. §14 But as now we sound it in quies and quiesco, the judiciouse ear may discern tuae soundes. But because heer we differ not, I wil acquiess.

1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 140 Being safely returned to his Mother soile, he may very well acquiesse in her lap.

1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 359 Moral Certitude Absolute, is that in which the Mind of Man entirely acquiesces, requiring no further Assurance.

1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful i. §9. 16 We were not made to acquiesce in life and health.

1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. li. 386 No situation—in which he can entirely acquiesce, so as to look out for no farther improvements.

b. intransitive. To remain in quiet subjection under; to submit quietly, to remain submissive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > be under authority [verb (intransitive)]

hearc893

understand?a1200

subservec1443

subjectc1475

acquiesce1660

truck1665

truckle1667

to be at the beck and call of1869

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > be completely submissive [verb (intransitive)]

acquiesce1660

to eat out of another's hand1915

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (intransitive)] > submit to action

givec950

sufferc1315

submita1525

acquiesce1660

to take one's medicine1858

1660 Phanatique Prayer (single sheet) Those, that would have served thee, faithfully to their Lives end, are Forced to..Acquiesce under a Carnal Authority.

1680 R. Ferguson Let. to Person of Honour in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 90 For if he be innocent, and that the Right of Succession be his, all Men will quietly acquiesce under him.

1708 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. I. v. 481 [To] acquiesce under so unprimitive, and uncatholick a Practice.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. vii. 363 Our Readers may not so easily acquiesce under the same Ignorance.

1793 Anthologia Hibernica May 353 Men of my calling must patiently submit to a great deal of the drudgery of this world, and then acquiesce under its obloquy.

†3. transitive. To bring to rest; to appease, satisfy, or harmonize. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > appease or propitiate

soft?c1225

queema1325

appeasec1374

pleasea1382

softena1382

mollifya1450

pacifya1500

apeace1523

temper1525

mitigatea1535

qualify?c1550

thaw1582

propitiate1583

aslake1590

smooth1608

to lay down1629

addulce1655

sweeten1657

acquiesce1659

gentle1663

palliate1678

placate1678

conciliate1782

to pour oil on the waters (also on troubled waters)1847

square1859

square1945

1659 T. Burton Diary 10 Mar. (1828) IV. 115 This union did most acquiesce all interests.

†4. intransitive. To refrain from. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)]

i-swikec893

swikec897

atwindc1000

linOE

studegieOE

stintc1175

letc1200

stuttea1225

leavec1225

astint1250

doc1300

finec1300

blina1325

cease1330

stable1377

resta1382

ho1390

to say or cry ho1390

resta1398

astartc1400

discontinuec1425

surcease1428

to let offc1450

resista1475

finish1490

to lay a straw?a1505

to give over1526

succease1551

to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556

end1557

to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560

stick1574

stay1576

to draw bridle1577

to draw rein1577

to set down one's rest1589

overgive1592

absist1614

subsista1639

beholdc1650

unbridle1653

to knock offa1657

acquiesce1659

to set (up) one's rest1663

sista1676

stop1689

to draw rein1725

subside1734

remit1765

to let up1787

to wind (up) one's pirna1835

to cry crack1888

to shut off1896

to pack in1906

to close down1921

to pack up1925

to sign off1929

1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices Pref. sig. *4 I resolved totally to acquiesce from such contests.

1677 Ld. Guildford Philos. Ess. Musick sig. A3 The Curious will acquiesce from any farther enquiry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquiesce
释义	acquiescev. Brit. /ˌakwɪˈɛs/, U.S. /ˌækwiˈɛs/ Forms: 1600s acquiese, 1600s acquiess, 1600s acquiesse, 1600s acuiesce, 1600s aquiess, 1600s aquiesse, 1600s–1700s aquiesce, 1600s– acquiesce. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French acquiescer; Latin acquiēscere. Etymology: < French acquiescer to agree (to something) (14th cent. in Middle French) and its etymon classical Latin acquiēscere to rest, take repose, to find peace, to find relief (in), to be satisfied (with), to obey willingly, in post-classical Latin also to agree to, to accept (4th cent.), to bring to rest (8th cent. in a British source) < ac- ac- prefix + quiēscere quiesce v. Compare Spanish aquiescer (1502 as †acquiescer ; rare before 18th cent.), Italian (now rare and literary) acquiescere (a1342). Compare earlier acquiescate v., and slightly earlier acquiescence n. 1. To agree, esp. tacitly; to accept something, typically with some reluctance; to agree to do what someone else wants; to comply with, concede. a. intransitive. With in. ΚΠ 1613 P. Forbes Exquisite Comm. Reuelation St. Iohn xiii. 123 According as I can take vp the manner of all this Prophesie, I acquiesce in this. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 52 You are bound to acquiesce in his judgment, whatsoever may be your private Opinion. 1781 W. Cowper Let. 4 Oct. (1979) I. 526 I perfectly acquiesce in the propriety of sending Johnson a Copy of my productions. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 291 Douglas seemed to acquiesce in the necessity of patience for the time. 1877 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (ed. 3) iv. 76 They speak with an air of men whose claims have been acquiesced in by others. 1900 S. J. Weyman Story Francis Cludde (new ed.) xvii. 199 The Parliament..had refused to acquiesce in the confiscation of the Duchess's estates. 1935 ‘A. Bridge’ Illyrian Spring iv. 48 This tradition of inferiority persists—subtly imposed by the husbands; tacitly and often unconsciously acquiesced in by the wives. 2010 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 28 July 13 The court's deference led it to acquiesce in the administration's clear violation of our obligations under the Convention Against Torture. b. intransitive. With to or (less commonly) with. ΚΠ 1615 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions II. iv. ii. 27 The Donatistes would not acquiesce to the determination of Miltiades. 1650 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) II. 112 Quhatever they thought expedient they sould acquiesce thairwith. 1685 Lady Russell Lett. I. 64 The great thing is to acquiesce with all one's heart to the good pleasure of God. 1703 D. Defoe Shortest Way to Peace 26 If they acquiesce with a Church of England Government. 1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. iv. xxxvi. 676 Parties are presumed to acquiesce to the judgments of the ordinary, when they do not reclaim to the lords. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Characters 23/1 To acquiesce cheerfully to this species of self-devotement. 1898 Argosy Sept. 364 Sister Constance acquiesced to Jim's desire to be the bearer of the glad tidings. 1922 L. Lacoste Fantine Avenel xiv. 270 The best way to protect herself..was to appear to acquiesce with his request. 1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn ii. i. 132 He acquiesced to the leader very simply and kept on playing the arrangements for what there was in them. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 256/1 Her husband..eventually had acquiesced to her desire to remodel the company. c. intransitive. Without complement. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > acquiesce [verb (intransitive)] condescend1579 acquiesce1642 to sit down1644 right-ho1936 1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. 104 I shall not acquiesse, and sit downe upon the doctrinall resolutions of this House. 1690 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 21 The said citty acquiesced, and wrote a submissive letter to the king. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 64 His next business was to Manage his Mother, and he never left till he had brought her to acquiesce, and be passive in the thing. 1796 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 642/2 Perhaps R.B. may think it politic and wise to acquiesce, even though he professes to have in him a spirit of anarchism. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. iii. 69 Tressilian acquiesced, and the two worthies left the apartment together. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. iii. 41 ‘You have been a little weak,’ the phantom said to her, and she acquiesced with a soft sniffle. 1943 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 3 July in War within & Without (1980) 372 It is some strange game her father likes to play and she acquiesces—patiently for a while, femininelike. 2006 M. W. Jackson Harmonious Triads vii. 224 After further discussion and debate, Boito and Blaserna acquiesced. †2. a. intransitive. To be satisfied with something; to remain at peace in a state, condition, or place; to rest easy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be contented or satisfied [verb (intransitive)] satisfy1440 sufficea1450 contentc1530 acquiescec1620 c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. ii. §14 But as now we sound it in quies and quiesco, the judiciouse ear may discern tuae soundes. But because heer we differ not, I wil acquiess. 1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 140 Being safely returned to his Mother soile, he may very well acquiesse in her lap. 1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 359 Moral Certitude Absolute, is that in which the Mind of Man entirely acquiesces, requiring no further Assurance. 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful i. §9. 16 We were not made to acquiesce in life and health. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. li. 386 No situation—in which he can entirely acquiesce, so as to look out for no farther improvements. b. intransitive. To remain in quiet subjection under; to submit quietly, to remain submissive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > be under authority [verb (intransitive)] hearc893 understand?a1200 subservec1443 subjectc1475 acquiesce1660 truck1665 truckle1667 to be at the beck and call of1869 society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > be completely submissive [verb (intransitive)] acquiesce1660 to eat out of another's hand1915 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (intransitive)] > submit to action givec950 sufferc1315 submita1525 acquiesce1660 to take one's medicine1858 1660 Phanatique Prayer (single sheet) Those, that would have served thee, faithfully to their Lives end, are Forced to..Acquiesce under a Carnal Authority. 1680 R. Ferguson Let. to Person of Honour in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 90 For if he be innocent, and that the Right of Succession be his, all Men will quietly acquiesce under him. 1708 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. I. v. 481 [To] acquiesce under so unprimitive, and uncatholick a Practice. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. vii. 363 Our Readers may not so easily acquiesce under the same Ignorance. View more context for this quotation 1793 Anthologia Hibernica May 353 Men of my calling must patiently submit to a great deal of the drudgery of this world, and then acquiesce under its obloquy. †3. transitive. To bring to rest; to appease, satisfy, or harmonize. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > appease or propitiate soft?c1225 queema1325 appeasec1374 pleasea1382 softena1382 mollifya1450 pacifya1500 apeace1523 temper1525 mitigatea1535 qualify?c1550 thaw1582 propitiate1583 aslake1590 smooth1608 to lay down1629 addulce1655 sweeten1657 acquiesce1659 gentle1663 palliate1678 placate1678 conciliate1782 to pour oil on the waters (also on troubled waters)1847 square1859 square1945 1659 T. Burton Diary 10 Mar. (1828) IV. 115 This union did most acquiesce all interests. †4. intransitive. To refrain from. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices Pref. sig. 4 I resolved totally to acquiesce from such contests. 1677 Ld. Guildford Philos. Ess. Musick* sig. A3 The Curious will acquiesce from any farther enquiry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1613
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