acquiesce
/ˌakwɪˈɛs
/verb [no object]
Accept something reluctantly but without protest: Sara acquiesced in his decision...
- The police reluctantly acquiesced to the proposals given no alternatives were offered.
- However, to understand is not to acquiesce in or accept these developments.
- Then folding the map away, he instructed her to start driving again and Andrea reluctantly acquiesced.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin acquiescere, from ad- 'to, at' + quiescere 'to rest'.
There is a notion of peacefully leaving an argument unspoken in acquiesce which comes from Latin acquiescere, from ad- ‘at’ and quiescere ‘to rest’.
Rhymes
- honey-coloured
- honeycomb
- honeycomb coil
- honeycomb coral
- honeycomb ground
- honeycomb limestone
- honeycomb moth
- honeycomb pattern
- honeycomb quartz
- honeycomb quilt
- honeycomb radiator
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- honeycomb sandwich
- honeycomb sponge
- honeycomb stitch
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- honeycreeper
- Honeycrisp
- honey crop
- honeydew
- honey-dewed