Learn Something New: Word Of The Day: Acquiesce

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ac⋅qui⋅esce

  [ak-wee-es] Show IPA

–verb (used without object), -esced, -esc⋅ing.

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

Origin:
Latin: acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent to ac- quiē-(see quiet ² ) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere inf. suffix

Related forms:

ac⋅qui⋅esc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
accede, concur; capitulate.

Antonyms:
contest, protest.