acquiesce
Verb
- to agree or express agreement
- 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.
- To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
Examples
- to acquiesce in an opinion
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“I rest”), from quies (“rest”).
Scrabble Score: 22
acquiesce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordacquiesce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acquiesce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
acquiesce: valid Words With Friends Word