verb
- to accept or agree to something without protest, often reluctantly
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘acquiesce’
Examples
- She acquiesces to her parents’ demands about her curfew.
- The committee acquiesces to the chairman’s proposal despite some reservations.
- He rarely argues and usually acquiesces to whatever the group decides.
- The company acquiesces to the union’s request for better working conditions.
- After much debate, the council acquiesces to the new zoning regulations.
- She acquiesces with a sigh, knowing further argument would be pointless.