acquiesce

ac·qui·esce

A0062000 (ăk′wē-ĕs′)intr.v. ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing, ac·qui·esc·es To consent or comply passively or without protest: "The newest protocols require that the subjects of research ... acquiesce to the ultimate objectives" (Steve Olson)."Socrates acquiesced in his own execution" (William H. Gass). See Synonyms at assent.

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[Latin acquiēscere : ad-, ad- + quiēscere, to rest; see k^weiə- in Indo-European roots.]

acquiesce

(ˌækwɪˈɛs) vb (intr; often foll by in or to) to comply (with); assent (to) without protest[C17: from Latin acquiēscere to remain at rest, agree without protest, from ad- at + quiēscere to rest, from quiēs quiet] ˌacquiˈescence n ˌacquiˈescent adj ˌacquiˈescently advUsage: The use of to after acquiesce was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable

ac•qui•esce

(ˌæk wiˈɛs)

v.i. -esced, -esc•ing. to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest (usu. fol. by in or to). [1610–20; < Latin acquiēscere to rest, find comfort in =ac- ac- + quiēscere to rest, sleep; see quiescent] ac`qui•esc′ing•ly, adv.

acquiesce

Past participle: acquiesced
Gerund: acquiescing

Imperative
acquiesce
acquiesce

Present
I acquiesce
you acquiesce
he/she/it acquiesces
we acquiesce
you acquiesce
they acquiesce

Preterite
I acquiesced
you acquiesced
he/she/it acquiesced
we acquiesced
you acquiesced
they acquiesced

Present Continuous
I am acquiescing
you are acquiescing
he/she/it is acquiescing
we are acquiescing
you are acquiescing
they are acquiescing

Present Perfect
I have acquiesced
you have acquiesced
he/she/it has acquiesced
we have acquiesced
you have acquiesced
they have acquiesced

Past Continuous
I was acquiescing
you were acquiescing
he/she/it was acquiescing
we were acquiescing
you were acquiescing
they were acquiescing

Past Perfect
I had acquiesced
you had acquiesced
he/she/it had acquiesced
we had acquiesced
you had acquiesced
they had acquiesced

Future
I will acquiesce
you will acquiesce
he/she/it will acquiesce
we will acquiesce
you will acquiesce
they will acquiesce

Future Perfect
I will have acquiesced
you will have acquiesced
he/she/it will have acquiesced
we will have acquiesced
you will have acquiesced
they will have acquiesced

Future Continuous
I will be acquiescing
you will be acquiescing
he/she/it will be acquiescing
we will be acquiescing
you will be acquiescing
they will be acquiescing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acquiescing
you have been acquiescing
he/she/it has been acquiescing
we have been acquiescing
you have been acquiescing
they have been acquiescing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acquiescing
you will have been acquiescing
he/she/it will have been acquiescing
we will have been acquiescing
you will have been acquiescing
they will have been acquiescing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acquiescing
you had been acquiescing
he/she/it had been acquiescing
we had been acquiescing
you had been acquiescing
they had been acquiescing

Conditional
I would acquiesce
you would acquiesce
he/she/it would acquiesce
we would acquiesce
you would acquiesce
they would acquiesce

Past Conditional
I would have acquiesced
you would have acquiesced
he/she/it would have acquiesced
we would have acquiesced
you would have acquiesced
they would have acquiesced

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

acquiesce - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"assent, accedeagree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

acquiesce

verb submit, agree, accept, approve, yield, bend, surrender, consent, tolerate, comply, give in, conform, succumb, go along with, bow to, cave in (informal), concur, assent, capitulate, accede, play ball (informal), toe the line, hoist the white flag He seemed to acquiesce in the decision.
fight, refuse, protest, object, contest, resist, disagree, veto, dissent, balk at, demur

acquiesce

verbTo respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:accede, accept, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes.

Translations

同意

acquiesce

(ӕkwiˈes) verb to agree. After a lot of persuasion, he finally acquiesced. 同意 同意acquiˈescence noun 同意 同意acquiˈescent adjective 同意的 同意的