| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Acquiesce.[Websters]
2. To be repressed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have authorized, allotted, vouchsafed, empowered or entitled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be avowed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have permitted, authorised or conceded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be deferred. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have acknowledged, agreed or owned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have honoured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have extended, passed, bestowed or reached. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have concurred or liked.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb acquiesce.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (acquiesce) | 1. To agree or express agreement.[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. 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.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: acquiescing, acquiesced, acquiesces, acquiescer, acquiescers, acquiescingly and acquiescedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"ACQUIESCED" is a common misspelling or typo for: acquiesces. |
Date "ACQUIESCED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Specialty Definition: acquiesce
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] acquiess'.. | 2: [Verb] To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent; usually implying previous opposition, uneasiness, or dislike, but ultimate compliance, or submission; as, to acquiesce in the dispensations of providence.. | 3: [Verb] To assent to, upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; that is, to rest satisfied of its correctness, or propriety. Acquiesced in, in a passive sense, complied with; submitted to, without opposition; as, a measure has been acquiesced in.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Wikipedic | Acquiesce is a B-side song by Oasis. It is written by Noel Gallagher and sung by both Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher. The song features on the B-Sides compilation The Masterplan. The song was first featured as a B-side to Some Might Say in April 1995, the bands first UK number one single. The song appears to be about brotherly love and was apparently written around the time of a near break up, although this meaning has been both implied and expressly denied by the band in various interviews. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (intransitive) 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. I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over them. - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band. (references) | 2: [Verb] (intransitive) 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. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just. - Thomas De Quincey. (references) | |
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