Dictionary entry

Acquiesce

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.