|akwē|es intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescere to rest, rejoice in, acquiesce, from ad- + quiescere to be quiet — more at quiet
1. obsolete : to rest satisfied physically or mentally
2. obsolete : to remain submissive — used with under
3. : to accept or comply tacitly or passively : accept as inevitable or indisputable — often used with in, sometimes with to, and formerly with with
led by the influence of his upbringing to acquiesce too much — Times Literary Supplement
if we acquiesce in this poorly disguised swindle — Sam Hunter
political sociologists today are often reluctant to acquiesce to Michels' law — L.S.Feuer
Synonyms: see assent