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.
