Ac`qui*esce" (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Acquiesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Acquiescing (?)] [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.
De Quincey.
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.
Syn. -- To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede;
concur; conform; accept tacitly.