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as⋅sent

  [uh-sent]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to agree or concur; subscribe to (often fol. 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; ME asenten < OF asenter < L assentārī, equiv. to as- as- + sen(t)- (see scent ) + -t- freq. suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī inf. suffix

Related forms:
as⋅sent⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
as⋅sen⋅tive, adjective
as⋅sen⋅tive⋅ness, noun
as⋅sen⋅tor, as⋅sent⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. acquiesce. See agree.
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as·sent   (ə-sěnt')   
intr.v.   as·sent·ed, as·sent·ing, as·sents
To agree, as to a proposal; concur.
n.  
  1. Agreement; concurrence: reached assent on a course of action.
  2. Acquiescence; consent: gave my assent to the plan.

[Middle English assenten, from Old French assentir, from Latin assentārī : ad-, ad- + sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sent'er, as·sen'tor n., as·sent'ing·ly adv., as·sen'tive adj., as·sen'tive·ness n.
Synonyms: These verbs denote acceptance of and often belief in another's views, proposals, or actions. Assent implies agreement, especially as a result of deliberation: They readily assented to our suggestion.
Agree and accede are related in the sense that assent has been reached after discussion or persuasion, but accede implies that one person or group has yielded to the other: "It was not possible to agree to a proposal so extraordinary and unexpected" (William Robertson). "In an evil hour this proposal was acceded to" (Mary E. Herbert).
Acquiesce suggests passive assent because of inability or unwillingness to oppose: I acquiesced in their decision despite my misgivings.
Consent implies voluntary agreement: Her parents consented to her marriage.
Concur suggests that one has independently reached the same conclusion as another: "I concurred with our incumbent in getting up a petition against the Reform Bill" (George Eliot).
Subscribe indicates hearty approval: "I am contented to subscribe to the opinion of the best-qualified judge of our time" (Sir Walter Scott).
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Assent

As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.

Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts xxiv. 9.

The princess assented to all that was suggested. --Macaulay.

Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.

Assent

As*sent"\, n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.] The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.

Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer. --Locke.

The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince. --Prescott.

Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration. --Macaulay.

Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.

Syn: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.

Usage: Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her consent.
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Language Translation for : assent
Spanish: asentimiento, aprobación,
German: die Zustimmung,
Japanese: 同意
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assent  (v.)
1297, from O.Fr. assentir, from L. assentare "to agree with," freq. of assentire, from ad- "to" + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense). The noun is c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1as·sent
Pronunciation: &-'sent
Function: intransitive verb
: to agree to something esp. freely and with understanding : give one's assent

Main Entry: 2assent
Function: noun
: agreement to a matter under consideration esp. based on freedom of choice and a reasonable knowledge of the matter assent to the terms of the contract>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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