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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sent /əˈsɛnt/USA pronunciation v. - to agree;
give agreement:[no object* (~ + to + object)]They assented to that new proposal.
n. [uncountable] - agreement, as to a proposal:gave his assent to the plan.
See -sent-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sent (ə sent′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to agree or concur;
subscribe to (often fol. by to):to assent to a statement. - to give in;
yield;
concede:Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.
n. - agreement, as to a proposal;
concurrence. - acquiescence;
compliance.
- Latin assentārī, equivalent. to as- as- + sen(t)- (see scent) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive suffix
- Old French asenter
- Middle English asenten 1250–1300
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acquiesce. See agree.
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