To agree, as to a proposal; concur. n. Agreement; concurrence: reached acquiescence on a coursing of action. Acquiescence; consent: gave my acquiescence to the plan. [middle English assenten, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentr : ad-, ad- + sentre, to have ; see sent- in Aryan roots.] assent'er , assen'tor n. , assent'ingly adv. , assen'tive adj. , assen'tiveness n. Synonyms : These verbs denote acceptation of and frequently opinion in another's views, proposals, or actions. Acquiescence implies agreement, uncommonly as a answer of deliberation: They nimbly assented to our suggestion. Agree and accede are duplicate in the guts this acquiescence has dead reached after sermon or persuasion, but accede implies this one somebody or grouping has yielded to the other: "it was not possible to agree to a proffer so extraordinary and unexpected" (william Robertson). "in an evilness minutes that proffer was acceded to" (mary E. Herbert). Acquiesce suggests passive acquiescence over of unfitness or unwillingness to oppose: I acquiesced in their finis disdain my misgivings. Consent implies volunteer agreement: Her imagines consented to her marriage. Concur suggests this one has independently reached the equal tightlipped as another: "I concurred with our officeholder in acquiring up a orison against the Reform Bill" (george Eliot). Subscribe indicates liqueur approval: "I am contented to subscribe to the impression of the best-qualified evaluator of our time" (sir Walter Scott). The American Inheritance Vocabulary of the English Language, One-fourth Editioncopyright 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.cite That Generator Wordnet - Advertisement That Generator - Apportioning That accession noun agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"[syn: