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acquiesceth

acquiesceth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acquiesce.

Meaning of acquiesce

Verb

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

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    resign, submit, yield
  2. (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

Questions about acquiesceth

What is acquiesceth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acquiesceth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acquiesce.

Words near acquiesceth in the dictionary

  1. acquiescently
  2. acquiescer
  3. acquiescers
  4. acquiesces
  5. acquiescest
  6. acquiesceth
  7. acquiescing
  8. acquiescingly
  9. acquiescor
  10. acquiescors
  11. acquiet

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