LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive

acquiēscō

acquiēscō (present infinitive acquiēscere, perfect active acquiēvī, supine acquiētum)
Classical[ak.kʷiˈeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ak.kʷiˈɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to repose, rest
  2. euphemisticto die, rest in death
  3. to find comfort or pleasure (in); rejoice (in); occupy oneself (in/with)
  4. to be satisfied (with), acquiesce (in)

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.acquiēscōacquiēscēbamacquiēscamacquiēvīacquiēveramacquiēverō
2nd sg.acquiēscisacquiēscēbāsacquiēscēsacquiēvistīacquiēverāsacquiēveris
3rd sg.acquiēscitacquiēscēbatacquiēscetacquiēvitacquiēveratacquiēverit
1st pl.acquiēscimusacquiēscēbāmusacquiēscēmusacquiēvimusacquiēverāmusacquiēverimus
2nd pl.acquiēscitisacquiēscēbātisacquiēscētisacquiēvistisacquiēverātisacquiēveritis
3rd pl.acquiēscuntacquiēscēbantacquiēscentacquiēvērunt
acquiēvēre, acquiērunt		acquiēverantacquiēverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.acquiēscamacquiēsceremacquiēverimacquiēvissem
2nd sg.acquiēscāsacquiēscerēsacquiēverīsacquiēvissēs
3rd sg.acquiēscatacquiēsceretacquiēveritacquiēvisset
1st pl.acquiēscāmusacquiēscerēmusacquiēverīmusacquiēvissēmus
2nd pl.acquiēscātisacquiēscerētisacquiēverītisacquiēvissētis
3rd pl.acquiēscantacquiēscerentacquiēverintacquiēvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.acquiēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.acquiēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.acquiēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.acquiēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.acquiēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.acquiēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveacquiēscere—
perfect infinitiveacquiēvisse—
future infinitiveacquiētūrum esse—
present participleacquiēscēns—
future participleacquiētūrus
acquiētūra, acquiētūrā, acquiētūrae, acquiētūram, acquiētūrārum, acquiētūrās, acquiētūre, acquiētūrī, acquiētūrīs, acquiētūrō, acquiētūrōrum, acquiētūrōs, acquiētūrum		acquiēscenda
acquiēscendā, acquiēscendae, acquiēscendam, acquiēscendārum, acquiēscendās, acquiēscende, acquiēscendīs, acquiēscendōrum, acquiēscendōs, acquiēscendus
gerundacquiēscendī, acquiēscendō, acquiēscendumsupineacquiētum, acquiētū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in litteris acquiescere or conquiescere
to find recreation in study.

ac-quĭesco (adqu.), ēvi, ētum, 3, v. n., lit.,
I. to become physically quiet, to come to physical repose; hence, in gen., to repose or rest (freq. in Cic.).
I. Lit.: sine respirem, quaeso. Pe. Immo adquiesce, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 20; id. As. 2, 2, 60: vitandi caloris causā Lanuvii trīs horas acquieveram, Cic. Att. 13, 34: a lassitudine, Nep. Dat. 11, 3: somno, Curt. 9, 5, 16; cf.: gravi sopore, id. 6, 10, 6, and absol. of sleep, id. 8, 6, 3: cum aures extremum semper exspectent in eoque acquiescant, Cic. Or. 59.—By euphemism (as in all languages), to die (esp. after a wearisome life): sic vir fortissimus multis variisque perfunctus laboribus, anno acquievit septuagesimo, Nep. Hann. 13, 1; cf. morte, Tac. A. 14, 64; and in many epitaphs: HIC ADQVIESCIT, etc., Inscr. Orell. 2313; 4084; 4491 al.; so, quiesco, q. v.
II. Fig.
A. To come to a state of repose in relation to one's wishes, desires, etc.; to repose in; to find rest, pleasure, etc., in; to rejoice in; in Cic. mostly with in, and of things: in the historians and later writers, with dat. or abl., and also of persons: quae delectet, in qua acquiescam, Cic. Att. 4, 16: senes in adulescentium caritate acquiescimus, id. Lael. 27; id. Fin. 3, 2, 6: qui jam aetate provecti in nostris libris acquiescunt, id. Div. 2, 2, 5. Examples in Cic. of a person: tecum ut quasi loquerer, in quo uno acquiesco, Att. 9, 10, and with abl.: qui maxime P. Clodii morte acquierunt, id. Mil. 37, 102: cui velut oraculo acquiescebat, Suet. Vit. 14: uno solatio acquiescens, id. Cal. 51; id. Tib. 56: amicos elegit, quibus etiam post eum principes acquieverunt, id. Tit. 7.—
B. To be satisfied with, to acquiesce in or give assent to: tu, cum es commotus, acquiescis, assentiris, approbas (where the climax of the ideas should be noticed, you accede to them, i. e. you cease to oppose them; you assent to them, i. e. you make known your approbation by words), Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141; so Suet. Vit. 14; Dig. 24, 3, 22, § 6; 38, 1, 7 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinacquiēscō

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Latin acquiēscō From ad + quiēscō (“to rest, repose”).

Descendants
  • Italianacquiescere
  • Frenchacquiescerfrom Middle French acquiescer
  • Englishacquiescefrom Middle French acquiescer
  • Portugueseaquiescer
  • Spanishaquiescer
  • Sicilianacquièsciri

In English words that came into English from acquiēscō

  • acquiescentacquiescens

Quick answers

What does acquiēscō mean in Latin?
acquiēscō, a verb, means “to repose, rest; to die, rest in death; to find comfort or pleasure (in)”.
What are the principal parts of acquiēscō?
acquiēscō, acquiēscere, acquiēvī, acquiētum (third conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce acquiēscō?
In classical Latin, [ak.kʷiˈeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ak.kʷiˈɛs.ko].
Where does acquiēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Latin acquiēscō.