Acquiesce

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: सहमत होना (sahmat hona), बिना विरोध के मान लेना – To accept or agree to something, often reluctantly, without protest.

Pronunciation

[ak-wee-es]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Agree – सहमत होना (sahmat hona)
Consent – मंजूरी देना (manzoori dena)

Related Words

Accept – स्वीकार करना (sweekar karna)
Comply – पालन करना (palan karna)

Word Origin

“Acquiesce” Latin “acquiescere” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “to become quiet or accept without protest”. English mein iska use 17th century mein shuru hua.

Word Family

Verb: Acquiesce – सहमत होना (sahmat hona)

Noun: Acquiescence – मौन स्वीकृति (maun sweekriti)

Usage Examples

1. Unhone uske faisle ko acquiesce kiya bina kisi bahas ke.

– They acquiesced to his decision without any argument.

2. Manager ne team ki request ko acquiesce kiya.

– The manager acquiesced to the team’s request.

Cultural Note

Bharatiya parivar mein kai baar bade apni baat par bina protest ke bachon se acquiesce hone ki ummeed karte hain.

In Context

“Acquiesce” ka use tab hota hai jab koi vyakti bina oppose kiye kisi cheez ko maan leta hai, chahe wo cheez uske manpasand na ho.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Acquiesce” ka kya matlab hai?

Disagree (असहमत होना)

Argue (बहस करना)

Ignore (नज़रअंदाज़ करना)

Agree without protest (बिना विरोध के मानना)

‘Agree without protest’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiesce ka matlab hai bina protest ke agree karna.

“Acquiesce” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

French (फ्रेंच)

German (जर्मन)

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (ग्रीक)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiesce ka origin Latin “acquiescere” se hai.

Acquiesce ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Protest (विरोध करना)

Agree (सहमत होना)

Comply (पालन करना)

Approve (मंजूरी देना)

‘Protest’ sahi jawab hai kyunki protest acquiesce ka opposite hai, jo bina protest ke maan lene ko darshata hai.