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acquiesce
What does acquiesce mean?
acquiesce (verb): to concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce acquiesce?
/ˌækwiˈɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does acquiesce come from?
Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of acquiesce?
Words related to acquiesce
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “acquiesce” mean?
to concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition
Right! That's what “acquiesce” means.
to bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear
Not quite: that's what crouch means.
to rebuild or replenish with entirely new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance; to renovate
Not quite: that's what refurbish means.
to boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself
Not quite: that's what brag means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “acquiesce”?
plunge
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assent
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weaken
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aspire
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