verb
- accepted or agreed to something reluctantly but without protest
Usage: past tense of acquiesce; often followed by ‘to’ or ‘in’
Examples
- She acquiesced to her parents’ wishes about college.
- The board finally acquiesced in the CEO’s decision.
- He acquiesced reluctantly to the new policy.
- After much debate, they acquiesced to the compromise.
- The workers acquiesced to the pay cut to save their jobs.
- She acquiesced with a resigned sigh.