acquiesce
VerbUS[ak-wee-es]/ˌækwiˈɛs/3 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ac′qui·esce′ (…), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Acquiesced (…); present participle & verbal noun Acquiescing (…)]
Origin: 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.
They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just.— Thomas DeQuincey
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.
Synonyms: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54