assent
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verb (used without object)
1.
to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to ): to assent to a statement.
2.
to give in; yield; concede: Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.
noun
3.
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
4.
acquiescence; compliance.
Origin:
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
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 forms
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
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| —n | |
| 1. | agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance |
| 2. | hesitant agreement; compliance |
| 3. | sanction |
| —vb (usually foll by to) | |
| 4. | to agree or express agreement |
| [C13: from Old French assenter, from Latin assentīrī, from sentīre to think] | |
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Word Origin & History
assent
c.1300, from O.Fr. assentir (12c.), from L. assentare "to agree with," freq. of assentire, from ad- "to" + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense). The noun is c.1300, from O.Fr. assent, a back-formation from assentir.
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Example sentences
That follows his assent recently to the suggestion that Iraq was "pretty much a disaster" .
He put off marrying till his manager gave his assent.
He times the assent of the balloon until it disappears into the cloud and uses the time to determine the height of the cloud.
Thompson nods her assent.
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