
[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 Acquiesced with is obsolete.
Definition: agree with some reluctance
Antonyms: disagree, dissent, object, protest
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
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Nederlands (Dutch)
(zwijgend) instemmen, geen bezwaar uiten, aanvaarden
Français (French)
v. intr. - acquiescer, consentir
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Deutsch (German)
v. - sich abfinden mit, sich fügen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στέργω, συγκατατίθεμαι
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Italiano (Italian)
acconsentire, adeguarsi, aderire
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - aquiescer, concordar, sujeitar-se, condescender
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Русский (Russian)
соглашаться, примириться
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Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - conformarse, asentir, consentir
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Svenska (Swedish)
v. - samtycka till, finna sig i
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
默许, 勉强同意
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 默許, 勉強同意
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日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 黙認する, 同意する, 黙って従う
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يقبل, يذعن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - הסכים, לא ערער, קיבל