acquiesco
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.kʷiˈeːs.koː/, [ak.kᶣɪˈeːs.koː]
Verb
acquiēscō (present infinitive acquiēscere, perfect active acquiēvī, supine acquiētum); third conjugation
- I repose, rest.
- (euphemistic) I die, rest in death.
- I find comfort or pleasure (in); rejoice (in); occupy myself (in/with)
- I am satisfied (with), acquiesce (in).
Inflection
Related terms
- conquiēscō
- interquiēscō
- perquiēscō
Descendants
- English: acquiesce
- French: acquiescer
- Portuguese: aquiescer
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, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to find recreation in study: in litteris acquiescere or conquiescere
- to find recreation in study: in litteris acquiescere or conquiescere
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