Ac'qui-ēsçe', v. i.

(ak-kwe-ēs'), v. i. [imp. & p. p. ACQUIESCED; p. pr. & vb. n. ACQUIESCING.] [Lat. acquiescere, from ad and quiescere, to be quiet, quies, rest; Fr. acquiescer, It. acquiescere.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent, usually implying previous opposition, uneasiness, or dislike, but ultimate compliance or submission. 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; that is, to rest satisfied of its correctness or propriety. Acquiesced in, in a passive sense, complied with; submitted to, without opposition; as, a measure has been acquiesced in. Syn.—To repose; rest; submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede.