acquiescent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 See also 1.5 References 2 French 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin acquiescens, -entis; present participle

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /æˈkwɪi.ɛsn̩t/

[edit] Adjective

acquiescent (comparative more acquiescent, superlative most acquiescent)

1. willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
2. resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

[edit] See also

• quiescent

[edit] References

• acquiescent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Verb

acquiescent

1. Third-person plural present indicative of acquiescer.
2. Third-person plural present subjunctive of acquiescer.