SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
acquiesce
verb
To accept or agree without active resistance, often reluctantly.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Accept without resistance
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Usage distinction
Return to topAcquiesce often implies passive or reluctant acceptance, rather than enthusiastic agreement.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See acquiesce in use
He chose to acquiesce when the group proposed a later meeting.
Neither artist had to acquiesce to an arrangement they believed would fail.
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