assent

[uh-sent]

verb (used without object)

to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.

to give in; yield; concede: Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.

noun

agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.

acquiescence; compliance.

Origin of assent

1250–1300; Middle English asenten < Old French asenter < Latin assentārī, equivalent to as- as- + sen(t)- (see scent) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive suffix

Related formsas·sent·ing·ly, adverbas·sen·tive, adjectiveas·sen·tive·ness, nounas·sen·tor, as·sent·er, nounnon·as·sent·ing, adjectivere·as·sent, verb (used without object)un·as·sent·ing, adjectiveun·as·sen·tive, adjective

Can be confusedaccent accentuate assentascent assent consent

Synonyms for assent

1, 2. acquiesce.

Synonym study

1, 2. See agree.

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Related Words for assented

consent, concurrence, acknowledgment, acquiescence, subscribe, accede, accord, compliance, permission, nod, admission, acceptance, accession, affirmation, sanction, approval, authorization, defer, adopt, okay

Examples from the Web for assented

Contemporary Examples of assented

Osbourne assented that Rivers had made it easier for her and "other independent, outspoken women" to be themselves.
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Tim Teeman
September 20, 2014

Historical Examples of assented

He assented--and being thus, in a manner, ordered up--went it alone.
Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870
Various
And Mrs. Roberts smiled, and assented to the statement, but not to the proposition.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Isabella Alden
"I shouldn't be in the least surprised," Mary assented, as she finished buttoning her gloves.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
"Yes," assented, Stoliker, winking quietly at the professor.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
Wanhope assented to the question referred to him with a nod.
Quaint Courtships
Various

British Dictionary definitions for assented

assent

noun

agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance

hesitant agreement; compliance

sanction

verb

(intr usually foll by to) to agree or express agreement

Word Origin for assent

C13: from Old French assenter, from Latin assentīrī, from sentīre to think

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Word Origin and History for assented

assent

c.1300, from Old French assentir "agree; get used to" (12c.), from Latin assentare "to agree with," frequentative of assentire, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense (n.)). Related: Assented; assenting.

assent

early 14c., "consent, approval," from Old French assent, a back-formation from assentir (see assent (v.)).