°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 De Quincey."
°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.
"I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over them. - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
synonyms:
accede, accept, tacitly, agree
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, assent, comply, concur, conform, consent, submit, yield