ACQUIESCENCE


Meaning of ACQUIESCENCE in English

ˌakwēˈes ə n(t)s noun

( -s )

Etymology: obsolete French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin acquiescentia, from Latin acquiescent-, acquiescens + -ia

1. : the act or action of acquiescing

his immediate acquiescence to every demand

— often used with in, sometimes with to, and formerly with with

2. : the quality or state of being acquiescent : passive assent or submission

too great an acquiescence in American foreign policy — Woodrow Wyatt

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