how to pronounce acquiesce

/ˌæk.wiˈɛs/

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acquiesce is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of acquiesce in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… he thought i would acquiesce and say …”

meanings of acquiesce

verb:

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.
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.

acquiesce frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word acquiesce occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics acquiesce can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that acquiesce can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;