acquiesce
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Definition
- Verb:
- To accept, comply, or agree to something, often tacitly or without active protest. It implies a reluctant or passive agreement, rather than enthusiastic consent.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- After a long debate, he finally acquiesced to their demands.
- She acquiesced in the decision, though she was not happy about it.
- The government was forced to acquiesce to the terms of the treaty.
Advanced Usage
- "to acquiesce in": This is the most common prepositional construction, meaning to agree to or accept a situation, plan, or decision.
- He had no choice but to acquiesce in the new policy.
- "to acquiesce to": Also used, particularly when agreeing to a demand or request.
- The company acquiesced to the union's terms to avoid a strike.
Variants and Related Words
- Acquiescence (n): The act or state of acquiescing; passive acceptance.
- Her silence was taken as acquiescence.
- Acquiescent (adj): Disposed to acquiesce; compliant.
- He had an unusually acquiescent attitude during the negotiations.
Synonyms
- Assent: To express agreement. (More formal and can imply a more active agreement.)
- Accede: To yield or agree, often to a request or demand.
- Concur: To agree, often in opinion.
- Comply: To act in accordance with a wish, command, or rule.
Antonyms
- Dissent: To hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed.
- Refuse: To indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
- Resist: To withstand the action or effect of; to strive against.
Related Phrases
- Tacit acquiescence: Agreement or consent given by silence or lack of objection.
- By not objecting, they gave their tacit acquiescence to the plan.
Verb
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to agree or express agreement
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The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
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