Learn A Word: ACQUIESCE

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Acquiesce

  • To concur upon conviction; not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition; to assent to.
  • To be rest satisfied or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition or discontent. To accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

Usage:
Acquiesce is a verb and used as one in during expression. It is syntactically followed by "in" , sometimes also by "with" and "to"
It is phonetically written as /ˌækwiˈɛs/, as pronounced.

Examples:

  • It took me time before I could acquiesce in his opinion
  • I would rather acquiesce with father than to go by your suggestion.
  • I won't acquiesce to such news by the government that Covid-19 is still the cause of the lockdown.

Synonyms may include: agree, concur, abide by, accede, comply, consent, yield, submit ...

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