acquiesce
to agree
TRANSLATION
acquiesce = etwas hinnehmen, etwas dulden, nachgeben --- GOOGLE INDEX acquiesce: approximately 3,800,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Greece, he said, would no longer simply ACQUIESCE to the austerity doctrine of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
(New York Times)
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Laziness and fear lead us to ACQUIESCE: it’s much easier to let others think for us.
(The Guardian)
(New York Times)
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Laziness and fear lead us to ACQUIESCE: it’s much easier to let others think for us.
(The Guardian)
Did you
know?
acquiesce
verb
- accept something reluctantly but without protest
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Acquiesce is from the Latin acquiescere, "to become quiet, remain at rest," and thus "be satisfied with" (ad = to or toward + quiescere = become quiet).
Acquiesce is a formal way of saying that you agree to accept something, although you really don't want to. Some people view acquiescing as a form of compromise while others see it simply as giving up to avoid further arguments or controversy.
If after a lengthy discussion with your colleagues about where to go for lunch instance, you might want to simply acquiesce and agree to their suggestions before you go hungry.
Parents sometimes acquiesce to the wishes of their children to keep them quiet (there's that word again), whether it's a candy bar they've been eyeing in the supermarket, a toy they have seen advertised on television every day for months or when they are teenagers wanting to stay out later than usual.
True to its etymological origins, acquiesce often translates into peace and quiet for the soul.
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SYNONYMS
accede, accept, agree to, bow to, cave in, consent, give in, give up, go along with, submit to, yield
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"You don't have to acquiesce to every demand from customers to keep them satisfied."
verb
- accept something reluctantly but without protest
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Acquiesce is from the Latin acquiescere, "to become quiet, remain at rest," and thus "be satisfied with" (ad = to or toward + quiescere = become quiet).
Acquiesce is a formal way of saying that you agree to accept something, although you really don't want to. Some people view acquiescing as a form of compromise while others see it simply as giving up to avoid further arguments or controversy.
If after a lengthy discussion with your colleagues about where to go for lunch instance, you might want to simply acquiesce and agree to their suggestions before you go hungry.
Parents sometimes acquiesce to the wishes of their children to keep them quiet (there's that word again), whether it's a candy bar they've been eyeing in the supermarket, a toy they have seen advertised on television every day for months or when they are teenagers wanting to stay out later than usual.
True to its etymological origins, acquiesce often translates into peace and quiet for the soul.
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SYNONYMS
accede, accept, agree to, bow to, cave in, consent, give in, give up, go along with, submit to, yield
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"You don't have to acquiesce to every demand from customers to keep them satisfied."
