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acquiesce
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.
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Cathy was a powerful ally at home; and between them they at length persuaded my master to acquiesce in their having a ride or a walk together about once a week, under my guardianship, and on the moors nearest the Grange: for June found him still declining.
To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
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I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be expected to make merry over them.
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