Verb: acquiesce ,a-kwee'es
- To agree or express agreement
"The Maestro acquiesced to the request for an encore";
- assent, accede
- Yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government acquiesced to the military pressure";
- submit, bow[2], defer, accede, give in
Derived forms: acquiesced, acquiesces, acquiescing
Type of: agree, buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield
Antonym: dissent
Encyclopedia: Acquiesce