Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Acquiescent /ăkˌ-wē-ĕs'-ənt/ · Ac·qui·es·cent · IPA /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/ 01 a. Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy. 1. Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.