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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acquiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiescing] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See Quiet.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly. [1913 Webster]