requiesce

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French requiescer, from Latin requiescō; re- + quiescō (“I rest”), from quies (“rest”).

Pronunciation

Verb

requiesce (third-person singular simple present requiesces, present participle requiescing, simple past and past participle requiesced)

  1. (intransitive, now rare) To rest, repose.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

requiēsce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of requiēscō
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