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Acquiescing — Acquiesce Ac qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquiescing — ac·qui·esce || ‚ækwɪ es v. accept without question; submit, yield, give in; agree … English contemporary dictionary
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acquiescence — noun Date: 1646 1. the act of acquiescing ; the state of being acquiescent 2. an instance of acquiescing … New Collegiate Dictionary
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concur — con·cur /kən kər/ vi con·curred, con·cur·ring 1: to happen at the same time 2: to express agreement he shall have power...to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur U.S. Constitution art. II; specif: to join in an… … Law dictionary
acquiesce — UK [ˌækwɪˈes] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms acquiesce : present tense I/you/we/they acquiesce he/she/it acquiesces present participle acquiescing past tense acquiesced past participle acquiesced formal to agree to something or to accept… … English dictionary
acquiesce — /ˌækwiˈɛs / (say .akwee es) verb (i) (acquiesced, acquiescing) to comply quietly; assent tacitly; agree; consent (often followed by in or to): to acquiesce in an opinion; to acquiesce to a decision. {Latin acquiescere} –acquiescing, adjective… …
JUDENRAT — (Ger. for Jewish Council ), a body heading a Jewish community, appointed by the German occupying authorities during World War II, which was responsible for the enforcement of Nazi orders affecting the Jews and for the administration of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Acquiesce — Ac qui*esce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
