Inflected forms: ac·qui·esced, ac·qui·esc·ing, ac·qui·esc·es To consent or comply passively or without protest. See synonyms at assent.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin acquiscere : ad-, ad- + quiscere, to rest; see kwei- in Appendix I.
USAGE NOTE:
When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in (acquiesced in the ruling) but sometimes with to (acquiesced to her parents' wishes). Acquiesced with is obsolete.
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