acquiesce
/ˌækwiˈes/a-kwee-ES
/ˌækwiˈɛs/a-kwee-ES
Meaningto come to rest
Common meaning: to accept without protest
- acto, towards
- quirest; at restLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1512 · scan
- esLatin verb stem part (-esc-, beginning to)
- cenoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘to, towards’ + ‘rest’ → acquiesce
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin quiēs; quiētus ‘rest; at rest’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry quiēs, p. 1512 · dictionary scan
Roots
- quiēs; quiētus Latin “rest; at rest”
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