acquiesce

/ˌækwiˈɛs/

acquiesce verb: to rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

Verb

acquiesce (third-person singular simple present acquiesces, present participle acquiescing, simple past and past participle acquiesced)

(intransitive) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
- The representatives of the good people of this commonwealth in general assembly convened, having maturely considered the answers of sundry states in the Union, to their resolutions passed at the last session, respecting certain unconstitutional laws of Congress, commonly called the alien and...1799, Thomas Jefferson, The Kentucky Resolution of 1799
- They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just.1846, Thomas De Quincey, “On Christianity, as an Organ of Political Movement”, in Tait's Magazine
Synonyms:

resign, submit, yield
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
- to acquiesce in an opinion
- I entirely acquiesce in all the observations you make in your letter; they are worthy of your heart and understanding;1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter 16, in The Banished Man, volume II

acquiesce meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic

acquiesce in Urdu

رضامند ہونا, راضی کرنا, منظوری دینا, متفق کرنا

acquiesce in Bengali

নীরবে সম্মতি দেওয়া

acquiesce in Malayalam

തൃപ്തിയടഞ്ഞിരിക്കുക, എതിർവാദം കൂടാതെ സമ്മതിക്കുക, അനുസരിക്കുക

acquiesce in Arabic

rest satisfied: يَرْكَن yarkan

Examples of acquiesce in a sentence

I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over them.1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band:
Langdon could tell there would be no deterring her and so he acquiesced, turning his attention back to the pyramid.2009, Dan Brown, chapter 70, in The Lost Symbol, →ISBN:
So I acquiesce, I say "alright, I'll work Ryback", and I go up to Ryan, "hey man, clean slate"2014 November 26, CM Punk, “Episode 226: CM Punk” (1 hour 5 minutes 50 seconds from the start), in Art of Wrestling:

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Forms of acquiesce

third-person singular present	acquiesces
present participle	acquiescing
past participle	acquiesced
past	acquiesced

Past tense of acquiesce: acquiesced

Origin of acquiesce

Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).

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Questions about acquiesce

What does acquiesce mean?: Acquiesce means to rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
What is acquiesce in Urdu?: Acquiesce in Urdu is رضامند ہونا, راضی کرنا, منظوری دینا. See Acquiesce meaning in Urdu.
How do you use acquiesce in a sentence?: I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over them.
What part of speech is acquiesce?: Acquiesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce acquiesce?: Acquiesce is pronounced /ˌækwiˈɛs/.
What is the past tense of acquiesce?: The past tense of acquiesce is acquiesced.

Words near acquiesce in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: acquiesce (page history and authors); acquiesce (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquiesce (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquiesce (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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