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单词 acquiesce
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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