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8/21/2009 06:50:00 PMWORD OF THE DAY:
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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 + -ereinf. suffix
Latin: acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent to ac-quiē-(see quiet 2 ) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ereinf. suffix
Related forms:
ac⋅qui⋅esc⋅ing⋅ly,adverb
Synonyms:
accede, concur; capitulate.
accede, concur; capitulate.
Antonyms:
contest, protest.
contest, protest.
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