单词 | assent |
释义 | assent —assentingly, adv. —assentive, adj. —assentiveness, n. —assentor, assenter, n. /euh sent"/, v.i. 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. n. 3. agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence. 4. acquiescence; compliance. [1250-1300; ME asenten < OF asenter < L assentari, equiv. to as- AS- + sen(t)- (see SCENT) + -t- freq. suffix + -a- thematic vowel + -ri inf. suffix] Syn. 1, 2. acquiesce. See agree. |
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