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acquiescer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquiesce verb 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.
  • comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.

Senses

acquiescer is used for these senses in English:

  • acquiesce (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
  • comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

acquiesce — full definition

  1. verb 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.
  2. verb To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

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