| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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3. Word Choice: New Uses, Common Confusion, and Constraints
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| § 8. acquiesce in / acquiesce to |
| When acquiesce takes a preposition, it is usually used with in: No government acquiesces in its own overthrow. The preposition to is less common, but also acceptable: She acquiesced to her parents’ wishes. Acquiesced with is obsolete. | 1 |
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