acquiesce (v.)

to accept reluctantly

Examples

• She acquiesced to their demands.

Key rules

• Acquiesce means accept something reluctantly
• Acquiesce to a demand, acquiesce to a request
• Acquiescence is the noun

Common mistakes

• She acquiesced of their demands → She acquiesced to their demands
• He acquiesced to go → He acquiesced to going

Use cases

• Describing compromise
• Negotiations
• Describing pressure