Get to know Acquiesce better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like assent or accede.
Acquiesce meaning
- 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.
- To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
Using Acquiesce
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
- Useful related words include: assent, accede, agree, dissent.
- In the example corpus, acquiesce often appears in combinations such as: to acquiesce, acquiesce to, acquiesce with.
Context around Acquiesce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acquiesce
- In this selection, "acquiesce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cannot, simply and talk stand out and add context to how "acquiesce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accept and acquiesce or be and acquiesce was written. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acquiesce" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acquiesce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sadly, most just acquiesce. (4 words)
Beulah is disinclined to acquiesce to your suggestion. (8 words)
One must either accept and acquiesce or be labeled a racist, homophobe, or worse. (14 words)
The nightmare scenario for the so-called E3 is to be forced to acquiesce to U.S. strategy, risking a military confrontation with Iran, because the regime in Tehran has left them no choice but to withdraw from the agreement. (40 words)
For a year now, the Trump administration has been exerting a campaign of “maximum pressure” on Iran, hoping to force the regime to acquiesce to Trump’s desires for the region. (31 words)
It was also not unusual for developers to acquiesce to lust for money and relinquish intent and ethics for larger profits by selling out to the highest bidder. (28 words)
Would you lay low and simply acquiesce to his demands that you reject the job just to keep the relationship going? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
He emphasized prioritizing the Constitution on January 6, 2021, by refusing to acquiesce to Trump’s demand to overturn the election results.
One must either accept and acquiesce or be labeled a racist, homophobe, or worse.
Songs like Acquiesce, Talk Tonight and Half The World Away became staples of their live set despite never having been included on a studio album.
Acquiesce was written on the train which broke down on the way to Wales and appeared as an extra track on the massive Some Might Say single.
In any case, under the current conditions, we would not acquiesce to a trilateral meeting.
Sadly, most just acquiesce.
Council members didn’t acquiesce to that request, but credited it with changing the narrative.
They did acquiesce a little, saying they would try to find a way to reassess the situation.
They’ll be more likely to acquiesce to higher asking prices and have little basis for argument amidst more optimistic market indicators.
We mustn’t acquiesce with an uncritical ‘patriotism’ which celebrates national identity as though it is synonymous with the institutions and interests of the ruling class.
Beulah is disinclined to acquiesce to your suggestion.
For a year now, the Trump administration has been exerting a campaign of “maximum pressure” on Iran, hoping to force the regime to acquiesce to Trump’s desires for the region.
India cannot acquiesce to China’s imposition of a politically selected Dalai Lama by Chinese Communist oligarchy.
It was also not unusual for developers to acquiesce to lust for money and relinquish intent and ethics for larger profits by selling out to the highest bidder.
The implicit question posed throughout Ward’s book is whether the United States should acquiesce to China’s vision of victory.
The nightmare scenario for the so-called E3 is to be forced to acquiesce to U.S. strategy, risking a military confrontation with Iran, because the regime in Tehran has left them no choice but to withdraw from the agreement.
Punishing victims for refusing to acquiesce to their victimization is the chief characteristic of a sadist.
The only way for labor to compel management to acquiesce to their demands is to strike and demonstrate their power and their value.
Would you lay low and simply acquiesce to his demands that you reject the job just to keep the relationship going?
Although respectful toward the King, he made it clear that his constitutional duty was to acquiesce to the will of the people and Parliament.
Common combinations with acquiesce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to acquiesce 17×
- acquiesce to 16×
- acquiesce with 3×
- not acquiesce 2×
- acquiesce in 2×