Definitions for acquiesce

acquiesce ac·qui·esce

Spelling: [ak-wee-es]
IPA: /ˌæk wiˈɛs/

Acquiesce is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 22 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 148 anagrams from letters in acquiesce (acceeiqsu).

Definitions for acquiesce

verb (used without object)

  1. to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:

Origin of acquiesce

1610-20; Latin acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent to ac- ac- + quiē- (see quiet2) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive s

Examples for acquiesce

Could I not pretend to acquiesce to his wishes, and so delay your end?

Why should we acquiesce in the preparation of our spirits for the worst kind of servility—slavery to fate?

This truth is so simple that the very ease with which we acquiesce in it robs it of its power.

If you let by without dispute a failure of language you acquiesce in an affront against literary integrity.

Domiloff, who did not expect the Duke of Reist in an hour, was forced to acquiesce.

Are five crotchety conservative men likely to decide to acquiesce to this change, or fight it?

He was force of nature and a force for good that eventually, they had to acquiesce.

So many wish to suppress this history, and it's good to see Coulter refusing to acquiesce.

If you do not find him, will you not acquiesce that it is best you should not find him?

If the minority will not acquiesce, the majority must, or the Government must cease.

Word Value for acquiesce
Scrable

22

Words with friends

25

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