to acquiesce
20
8.4
- verb
- /ˌakwēˈes/
- Formal
:
acceder
- Although she preferred to stay home, she acquiesced to her friend's request to attend the party.
- acquiesced to the demands
- readily acquiesced
- refused to acquiesce
And he really, you know, had to acquiesce to the sale.
- And he really, you know, had to acquiesce to the sale.
- And so he acquiesced and paid his fine and now they're back.
- But still, you should not just acquiesce to I'm going to be defeated.
- All right now I'm going to give you while I'm completely acquiescing all of your points.
- So I I acquiesced because of the commercial grab.
- Time to quit or time partially to quit, a purpose which I must acquiesce to.
- So they slowly acquiesce back to it and kind of fall into that same habit.
Examples
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Jan looked unhappy about leaving Delores with Nyquist, but she acquiesced at a nod from her.
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, you may tell the captain that I am disinclined to acquiesce to his request.
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And he really, you know, had to acquiesce to the sale.
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After early success in real estate, he would eventually acquiesce to the request to tell his story.
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We must not merely acquiesce to our given way of life, but accept it as good.
Academic text (1994) -
As a result, women may acquiesce to a risky partner and have unsafe sex.
Academic text (2011) -
And even when the agency did, law enforcement often acquiesced to the social workers' judgment.
Academic text (1997) -
And so he acquiesced and paid his fine and now they're back.
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I was so out of control that the counselors actually acquiesced and said I could go home.
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Despite her reservations, she finally acquiesced to his suggestion to take a different route.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Have the same opinion or say yes
∞
3.5
To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining
220
3.0
To stop resisting and agree to what others want
187
4.1
To accept another person's control, often against your wishes
166
3.6
To accept less than you wanted
143
3.6
Accept less than you wanted or hoped for
81
4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
79
3.5
To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement
71
6.7
To give in to pressure or demands
43
7.0
To accept something you tried to refuse
31
5.8
To stop resisting and allow something to happen, like a person giving in or a storm easing
23
8.4
To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands
21
4.8
Give in to pressure or strong requests after resisting
7
8.2
To agree to a request or demand after hesitation
5
7.6
To give in to pressure or demands from others
4
2.5
To accept the conditions of a contract or service
4
6.6
To agree to a plan or idea, often formally
3
4.9
To accept less than you want in a discussion to reach an agreement
3
8.8
Accept something unpleasant without complaining
2
6.7
To give in to pressure even though you do not want to
1
7.4
Give something to another person because you are forced to do so
To accept something unpleasant during talks to avoid bigger problems
To do what someone else wants even if you do not want to
To agree with someone about what to do
Antonyms
How Willing
390
3.9
- Formal
344
3.2
- Formal
20
8.4
318
2.5
716
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acquiesce comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and quiescere 'to rest', and is related to the English word quiet. So to acquiesce is to 'rest with' something, to accept it quietly or agree without protest.