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Webster 1913 Edition


Acquiescent

Acˊqui-es′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
acquiescens
,
-centis
; p. pr.]
Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive;
as, an
acquiescent
policy
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Acquiescent

ACQUIES'CENT

,
Adj.
Resting satisfied; easy; submitting; disposed to submit.

Definition 2024


acquiescent

acquiescent

English

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.
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References

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

French

Verb

acquiescent

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

Latin

Verb

acquiēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of acquiēscō