requiesce

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/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛs/

verb

To rest, repose.

OriginMiddle French requiescer ← Latin requiescō →
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Meanings

verbrequiesce (third-person singular simple present requiesces, present participle requiescing, simple past and past participle requiesced)

present singular third person requiesces · participle present requiescing · participle past requiesced · past requiesced

  1. archaicintransitiveTo rest, repose.

Origin

  1. Latinrequiescō
  2. Middle Frenchrequiescer
  3. Englishrequiesce

Borrowed from Middle French requiescer, from Latin requiescō; re- + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with requiesce

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APA

requiesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requiesce

MLA

“requiesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requiesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “requiesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requiesce.

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