acquiesceverb [ I ]
uk/ˌæk.wiˈes/us/ˌæk.wiˈes/formalto accept or agree to something, often unwillingly:
Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- come to heel idiom
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- resort to sth
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- trade
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