Definition of acquiesce
- v. i. - 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; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to.
- v. i. - To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an
opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as
to forbear opposition.
- v. i. - 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; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to.
- v. i. - To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an
opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as
to forbear opposition.