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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr & vb n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr quies rest: cf F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in formerly also by with and to They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just --De Quincey. 2. To concur upon conviction; as to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acquiesce v : to agree or express agreement: "Yes, the Maestro assented." [syn: {assent}, {accede}, {comply}] [ant: {dissent}]
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