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acquiesce

ac·qui·esce [ àkwee éss ] (past and past participle ac·qui·esced, present participle ac·qui·esc·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·qui·esc·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
agree to something passively: to agree or comply with something in a passive or reserved way

[Early 17th century. < Latin acquiescere "remain resting," hence "agree tacitly" < quiescere "to rest"]

ac·qui·es·cence noun
ac·qui·es·cent adjective
ac·qui·es·cent·ly adverb

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