acquiesce

(ăk'wē-ĕs')
intr.v., -esced, -esc·ing, -esc·es.
To consent or comply passively or without protest. See synonyms at assent.

[Latin acquiēscere : ad-, ad- + quiēscere, to rest.]

USAGE NOTE   When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in (acquiesced in the ruling) but sometimes with to (acquiesced to her parents' wishes). Acquiesced with is obsolete.

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verb

To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, accept, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: agree with some reluctance
Antonyms: disagree, dissent, object, protest

IN BRIEF: To agree, comply, submit.

I don't want to see that movie, but I guess I'll have to acquiesce this time.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samtykke, føje sig

idioms:

• acquiesce in    gå med til, slå sig til tåls med

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zwijgend) instemmen, geen bezwaar uiten, aanvaarden

Français (French)
v. intr. - acquiescer, consentir

idioms:

• acquiesce in    donner son accord à
• acquiesce to    consentir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich abfinden mit, sich fügen

idioms:

• acquiesce in    sich abfinden mit, sich fügen
• acquiesce to    einwilligen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στέργω, συγκατατίθεμαι

idioms:

• acquiesce in    συγκατατίθεμαι, συναινώ

Italiano (Italian)
acconsentire, adeguarsi, aderire

idioms:

• acquiesce in    adattarsi a, conformarsi a, acconsentire a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aquiescer, concordar, sujeitar-se, condescender

idioms:

• acquiesce in    aquiescer com

Русский (Russian)
соглашаться, примириться

idioms:

• acquiesce in    согласиться без возражений на что-то

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - conformarse, asentir, consentir

idioms:

• acquiesce in    aceptar un acuerdo o arreglo sin protestar
• acquiesce to    conformarse con, asentir a, consentir en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - samtycka till, finna sig i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
默许, 勉强同意

idioms:

• acquiesce in    默许, 默认, 顺从

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 默許, 勉強同意

idioms:

• acquiesce in    默許, 默認, 順從

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 묵인하다

idioms:

• acquiesce in    묵묵히 따르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 黙認する, 同意する, 黙って従う

idioms:

• acquiesce in    黙認する, いやいや従う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقبل, يذعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסכים, לא ערער, קיבל‬

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