The phrasal verb acquiesce in indicates passive agreement with something.
- The CEO acquiesced in her management team’s recommendation.
Acquiesce to means to submit voluntarily to a thing, situation or condition.
- I immediately acquiesced (or submitted) to the baby’s demands, hoping to avoid a tantrum.
- Never acquiesce to censorship.
- Why do people acquiesce to violence?
Avoid acquiesce with.
- Incorrect: The union leaders acquiesced with that decision because it was the best option for their members.
- Correct: The union leaders acquiesced in (or agreed with) that decision because it was the best option for their members.
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