acquiescing

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acquiescing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acquiesced; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Acquiescing] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere
     to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See Quiet.]
     1. 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; -- followed by in,
        formerly also by with and to.
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              They were compelled to acquiesce in a government
              which they did not regard as just.    --De Quincey.
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     2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion;
        to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far
        as to forbear opposition.
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     Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent;
          accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.
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