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What does acquiesce mean?

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Verb
  1. (in) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
  2. (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
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War is necessary, as a last resort, for resolving disputes between states that cannot agree and will not acquiesce.
He ought to acquiesce, using at the same time the utmost powers of his reason to promote its repeal.
However, to understand is not to acquiesce in or accept these developments.
To counter this threat, futilitarians are moving on two fronts to all but guarantee that courts will ultimately acquiesce to futile care theory.
If we do not make a stand, we will acquiesce to our positioning as mere spectators in the construction of our society.
Her request was granted, although the hospital doesn't usually acquiesce to such appeals.

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