acml>qui|esc´ing|ly

ac|qui|esce «_AK wee EHS», intransitive verb, -esced, -esc|ing.

to give consent; accept by keeping silent or by not making objections; agree or submit quietly: »

We acquiesced in their plan because we could not suggest a better one.

SYNONYM(S): accede, assent, concur.

╂[< French acquiescer, learned borrowing from Latin acquiēscere < ad- to + quiēs rest, quiet]

–acml>qui|esc´ing|ly, adverb.