acquiesce ak-wee-ES verb WS #2
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verb
to accept, agree, or comply silently or without protest; to give tacit assent
- After a lengthy debate, she acquiesced to the committee's decision.
- He acquiesced in the plan, despite his initial reservations.
- Rather than continue arguing, I decided to acquiesce.
- The government eventually acquiesced to public demands.
- They reluctantly acquiesced in the new policy.