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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.
1996.
3. Word Choice: New Uses, Common Confusion, and Constraints
§ 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is obsolete.
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