assent

[ uh-sent ]

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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

synonym study For assent

1, 2. See agree.

Other words for assent

1, 2

acquiesce

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Other words from assent

as·sent·ing·ly, adverb
as·sen·tive, adjective
as·sen·tive·ness, noun
as·sen·tor, as·sent·er, noun
non·as·sent·ing, adjective
re·as·sent, verb (used without object)
un·as·sent·ing, adjective
un·as·sen·tive, adjective

Words that may be confused with assent

1. accent, accentuate, assent
2. ascent, assent , consent

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How to use assent in a sentence

“With more naval assents, it would be easier to show that these are British waters,” Picardo told a British newspaper.
Between Gibraltar and a Hard Place | Barbie Latza Nadeau | August 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Friedrich assents; will himself conduct the reinforcement to Schwerin, and survey matters, with his own eyes, up yonder.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
Gratiolet says: Whoever energetically denies some point, etc., shuts his eyes; if he assents he nods and opens his eyes wide.
Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
He laughs no, and again renews his petition to be taken in, to which she assents, carelessly.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
Zoséphine busies herself with her riding-skirt, shifts her seat a little, and with studied carelessness assents.
Bonaventure | George Washington Cable

Unto him assents Macrobius, whose words are these; Terra accepto solis lumine clarescit, tantummod, non relucet.
The Discovery of a World in the Moone | John Wilkins

British Dictionary definitions for assent

assent

/ (əˈsɛnt) /

noun

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

sanction

verb

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

Origin of assent

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

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