assentation
[ as-en-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌæs ɛnˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.
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Example sentences from the Web for assentation
On the other hand there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.
Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of ChesterfieldOn the other hand, there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson ScottWith him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope
British Dictionary definitions for assentation
assentation
/ (ˌæsɛnˈteɪʃən) /
noun
servile or hypocritical agreement
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