acq
uiesce
Third Person
acquiesces
Present Participle
acquiescing
Past Tense
acquiesced
Past Participle
acquiesced
1
to reluctantly accept something without protest
- The student, unable to convince the teacher otherwise, acquiesced and accepted the lower grade on the assignment.
- The company reluctantly acquiesced to the demands of the striking workers and agreed to negotiate better working conditions.
- Despite her reservations, she decided to acquiesce to their demands in order to avoid conflict.
- He eventually acquiesced to the terms of the contract, although he wasn't entirely satisfied with them.
- The board of directors reluctantly acquiesced to the CEO's decision, even though some members disagreed.
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