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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. [Latin acquiēscere : ad-, ad- + quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- 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 acceptableac•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 |
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acquiesce | acquiesce |
Present |
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I acquiesce | you acquiesce | he/she/it acquiesces | we acquiesce | you acquiesce | they acquiesce |
Preterite |
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I acquiesced | you acquiesced | he/she/it acquiesced | we acquiesced | you acquiesced | they acquiesced |
Present Continuous |
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I am acquiescing | you are acquiescing | he/she/it is acquiescing | we are acquiescing | you are acquiescing | they are acquiescing |
Present Perfect |
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I have acquiesced | you have acquiesced | he/she/it has acquiesced | we have acquiesced | you have acquiesced | they have acquiesced |
Past Continuous |
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I was acquiescing | you were acquiescing | he/she/it was acquiescing | we were acquiescing | you were acquiescing | they were acquiescing |
Past Perfect |
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I had acquiesced | you had acquiesced | he/she/it had acquiesced | we had acquiesced | you had acquiesced | they had acquiesced |
Future |
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I will acquiesce | you will acquiesce | he/she/it will acquiesce | we will acquiesce | you will acquiesce | they will acquiesce |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would acquiesce | you would acquiesce | he/she/it would acquiesce | we would acquiesce | you would acquiesce | they would acquiesce |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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 |
acquiesceverb 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, demuracquiesceverbTo respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:accede, accept, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes.Translationsacquiesce (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acquiesce
acquiesce to (something)To yield or succumb to one's requests or demands. After a long negotiation, the company acquiesced to the union's demands. I don't want to relocate, and my husband finally acquiesced to my wishes.See also: acquiesceacquiesce to someone or somethingto give in to someone or someone's wishes; to agree, perhaps reluctantly, to someone's ideas or requests. We are willing to acquiesce to your demands.See also: acquiesceEncyclopediaSeeacquiescenceacquiesce
Synonyms for acquiesceverb submitSynonyms- submit
- agree
- accept
- approve
- yield
- bend
- surrender
- consent
- tolerate
- comply
- give in
- conform
- succumb
- go along with
- bow to
- cave in
- concur
- assent
- capitulate
- accede
- play ball
- toe the line
- hoist the white flag
Antonyms- fight
- refuse
- protest
- object
- contest
- resist
- disagree
- veto
- dissent
- balk at
- demur
Synonyms for acquiesceverb to respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or complianceSynonyms- accede
- accept
- agree
- assent
- consent
- nod
- subscribe
- yes
Synonyms for acquiesceverb to agree or express agreementSynonymsRelated Words |