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assentation

[ as-en-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.


assentation

/ ˌæsɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. servile or hypocritical agreement


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Word History and Origins

Origin of assentation1

First recorded in 1475–85, assentation is from the Latin word assentātiōn- (stem of assentātiō ). See assent, -ation

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Example Sentences

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.

On the other hand, there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.

With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.

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