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Acquiesce vs Resign - What's the difference?

acquiesce | resign |

As verbs the difference between acquiesce and resign

is that acquiesce is while resign is to give up or hand over (something to someone); to relinquish ownership of or resign can be (proscribed).

acquiesce

English

Verb

(acquiesc)
  • 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; — followed by "in", sometimes also by "with" and "to".
  • * (rfdate) .
  • They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just.
  • 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.
  • *{{quote-video
  • , year=2014 , date=November 26 , time=1 hour 5 minutes 50 seconds , author=CM Punk , title=Art of Wrestling - Episode 226: CM Punk , work=Art of Wrestling citation , passage=So I acquiesce , I say "alright, I'll work Ryback", and I go up to Ryan, "hey man, clean slate"}}
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012
  • , date=May 27 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992) , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song).}}
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  • Quotations

    * 1794 — , vol II, ch 16 *: I entirely acquiesce in all the observations you make in your letter; they are worthy of your heart and understanding; * 1799 — *: The representatives of the good people of this commonwealth in general assembly convened, having maturely considered the answers of sundry states in the Union, to their resolutions passed at the last session, respecting certain unconstitutional laws of Congress, commonly called the alien and sedition laws, would be faithless indeed to themselves, and to those they represent, were they silently to acquiesce in principles and doctrines attempted to be maintained in all those answers, that of Virginia only excepted. * 1815 — , vol III, ch 19 *: She could not bear to see him suffering, to know him fancying himself neglected; and though her understanding almost acquiesced in the assurance of both the Mr. Knightleys, that when once the event were over, his distress would be soon over too, she hesitated--she could not proceed. * *: Cathy was a powerful ally at home; and between them they at length persuaded my master to acquiesce in their having a ride or a walk together about once a week, under my guardianship, and on the moors nearest the Grange: for June found him still declining. * 1861 — (4 March) *: If a minority, in such case, will secede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent which, in turn, will divide and ruin them; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such minority. * 1899 — , ch XXVII *: “Well, that ought to be reason enough,” he acquiesced . * 1924 — , ch 19 *: The spare form flexibly acquiesced , but inertly. It was like handling a dead snake.

    Synonyms

    * accede * accept tacitly * agree * assent * comply * concur * conform * consent * submit * yield

    References

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    resign

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) reisgner, (etyl) resigner, and its source, (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give up or hand over (something to someone); to relinquish ownership of.
  • * , I.39:
  • And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage, Scipio'' and ''Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To quit (a job or position).
  • I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
    He resigned the crown to follow his heart.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.
  • After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.
    He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.
  • * 1996 , Robin Buss, The Count of Monte Cristo'', translation of, edition, ISBN 0140449264, page 394 [http://books.google.com/books?id=QAa5l_8DNbcC&pg=PA394&dq=fate]:
  • Here is a man who was resigned' to his fate, who was walking to the scaffold and about to die like a coward, that's true, but at least he was about to die without resisting and without recrimination. Do you know what gave him that much strength? Do you know what consoled him? Do you know what ' resigned him to his fate?
    Synonyms
    * quit
    Derived terms
    * resignation * resign oneself

    Etymology 2

    (re-) + (sign)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (proscribed)
  • Usage notes

    The spelling without the hyphen results in a heteronym and is usually avoided.

    Anagrams

    * reigns * signer * singer English contranyms English heteronyms