ACQUIESCE


Meaning of ACQUIESCE in English

— acquiescingly , adv.

/ak'wee es"/ , v.i. , acquiesced, acquiescing .

to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

[ 1610-20; acquiescere to find rest in, equiv. to ac- AC- + quie- (see QUIET 2 ) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere inf. suffix ]

Syn . accede, concur; capitulate.

Ant . contest, protest.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .