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/ əˈsɛnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to ): to assent to a statement.
to give in; yield; concede: Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.
noun agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
acquiescence; compliance.
Origin of assent 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
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synonym study for assent 1, 2 . See agree.
OTHER WORDS FROM assent 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 re·as·sent, verb (used without object) un·as·sent·ing, adjective un·as·sen·tive, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH assent 1. accent, accentuate, assent 2. ascent, assent , consent Words nearby assent assemblyperson, assembly plant, assembly time, assemblywoman, Assen, assent , assentation, assentient, assentor, Asser, assert
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Example sentences from the Web for assent There was a ripple of assent in the crowd as the word spread.
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The crowd of political newcomers, and former Labour and Conservative voters roared their assent .
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The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent .
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The first soldier to charge across this rhetorical veld is followed by hundreds harrumphing their assent .
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He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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Morris bowed his head in assent , and there was silence for a while.
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Not a word, however, of this could he say, and so he nodded his assent to Misset's proposal.
"Well, we're ready," announced Tom, and the others of the picked squadron nodded in assent .
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Yes, if you can do it without scratching our paint, came the assent from the Buzzard.
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British Dictionary definitions for assent noun agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance
hesitant agreement; compliance
sanction
verb (intr usually foll by to ) to agree or express agreement
Word Origin for assent C13: from Old French assenter, from Latin assentīrī, from sentīre to think
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