First Known Use: 1753
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acquiescent
adjective ac·qui·es·cent \-ˈe-sənt\
: tending to accept or allow what other people want or demand
Full Definition of ACQUIESCENT
: inclined to acquiesce
— ac·qui·es·cent·ly adverb
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Origin of ACQUIESCENT
Latin acquiescent-, acquiescens, present participle of acquiescere
Related to ACQUIESCENT
- Synonyms
- passive, nonresistant, resigned, tolerant, tolerating, unresistant, yielding
- Antonyms
- protesting, resistant, resisting, unyielding
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