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assentation
[ as-en-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.
assentation
/ ˌæsɛnˈteɪʃən /
noun
- servile or hypocritical agreement
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assentation1
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Example Sentences
On the other hand there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.
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Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.
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On the other hand, there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.
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With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.
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