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as⋅sen⋅ta⋅tion

[as-en-tey-shuhn]
–noun
the practice of assenting readily, esp. obsequiously.

Origin:
1475–85; < L assentātiōn- (s. of assentātiō). See assent, -ation
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as·sen·ta·tion   (ās'ěn-tā'shən)   
n.  Hasty, typically servile agreement with another's opinions.
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