Etymology

acquiescent

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Today it means: Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance. Full definition →

Latin acquiescens
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  1. Latin · derived fromacquiescens
  2. English todayacquiescent

From Latin acquiescens (present participle of acquiēscō).

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