Dictionary Entry
acquiesce
acquiesce is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 25 · 3 senses
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- 1intransitive verb
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.
- 2intransitive verb
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.
- 3verb
to agree or express agreement
"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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