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acquiesce
to accept something reluctantly without protest
Synonyms
Antonyms
- resist
- oppose
- protest
acquiesce in a sentence
Although she disliked the compromise, she chose to acquiesce.
The exhausted delegates acquiesced when the chairman proposed a final compromise.
Where it comes from
From Latin acquiescere, meaning 'to become quiet or rest.'
Memory hook
ACQUIESCE sounds like 'agree, yes': acquiesce by quietly saying yes.
Read it in context
- The Unsmoothed Voice Narrative