acquiesco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad +‎ quiēscō (to rest, repose).

Pronunciation

Verb

acquiēscō (present infinitive acquiēscere, perfect active acquiēvī, supine acquiētum); third conjugation, no passive

  1. to repose, rest
    Synonyms: conquiēscō, requiēscō, quiēscō
  2. (euphemistic) to die, rest in death
  3. to find comfort or pleasure (in); rejoice (in); occupy oneself (in/with)
  4. to be satisfied (with), acquiesce (in)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: acquiesce
  • French: acquiescer
  • Portuguese: aquiescer
  • Sicilian: acquièsciri

References

  • acquiesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acquiesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acquiesco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to find recreation in study: in litteris acquiescere or conquiescere