The Wordsmith Dictionary

As *sent ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting. ]Etym: [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense. ]

Defn: 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. Etym: [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.]

Defn: 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. -- 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.

ASSENTATION

As `sen *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.]

Defn: Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Ld. Chesterfield.

ASSENTATOR

As `sen *ta "tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. assentari to assent constantly. ]

Defn: An obsequious; a flatterer. [R.]

ASSENTATORY

ASSENTATORY As *sent "a *to *ry, a.

Defn: Flattering; obsequious. [Obs. ] -- As *sent "a *to *ri *ly, adv. [Obs. ]

ASSENTER

ASSENTER As *sent "er, n.

Defn: One who assents.

ASSENTIENT

ASSENTIENT As *sen "tient, a.

Defn: Assenting.

ASSENTING

ASSENTING As *sent "ing, a.

Defn: Giving or implying assent. -- As *sent "ing *ly, adv.

ASSENTIVE

ASSENTIVE As *sent "ive, a.

Defn: Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As *sent "ive *ness, n.

ASSENTMENT

ASSENTMENT As *sent "ment, n.

Defn: Assent; agreement. [Obs. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

assent

as sent |əˈsent əˈsɛnt | ▶noun the expression of approval or agreement: a loud murmur of assent | he nodded assent . • official agreement or sanction: the governor has power to withhold his assent from a bill. ▶verb [ no obj. ] express approval or agreement, typically officially: Roosevelt assented to the agreement | [ with direct speech ] : “Guest house, then, ” Frank assented cheerfully. DERIVATIVES as sent er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French as (s )enter (verb ), as (s )ente (noun ), based on Latin assentiri, from ad- ‘toward ’ + sentire ‘feel, think. ’

Oxford Dictionary

assent

assent |əˈsɛnt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the expression of approval or agreement: a loud murmur of assent | he nodded assent. • official agreement or sanction: the act was given the Royal Assent. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (often assent to ) express approval or agreement: the Prime Minister assented to the change | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Guest house, then, ’ Frank assented cheerfully. DERIVATIVES assenter (also assentor ) noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French as (s )enter (verb ), as (s )ente (noun ), based on Latin assentire, from ad- ‘towards ’ + sentire ‘feel, think ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

assent

assent noun they are likely to give their assent: agreement, acceptance, approval, approbation, consent, acquiescence, compliance, concurrence; sanction, endorsement, confirmation; permission, leave, blessing; informal the go-ahead, the nod, the green light, the OK, the thumbs up. ANTONYMS dissent, refusal. ▶verb he assented to the change: agree to, accept, approve, consent to, acquiesce in, concur in, give one's blessing to; sanction, endorse, confirm; informal give the go-ahead to, give the nod to, give the green light to, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to; formal accede to. ANTONYMS refuse.

Oxford Thesaurus

assent

assent noun a loud murmur of assent: agreement, acceptance, approval, approbation, consent, acquiescence, compliance, concurrence; blessing, imprimatur, seal /stamp of approval, rubber stamp; sanction, endorsement, ratification, authorization, mandate, licence, validation; confirmation, support, backing; permission, leave; informal the go-ahead, the green light, the OK, the thumbs up, the nod, say-so. ANTONYMS dissent; refusal. ▶verb the Prime Minister assented to the change: agree to, accept, approve, consent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal /stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to; ratify, sanction, endorse, authorize, mandate, license, warrant, validate, pass; confirm, support, back; give one's permission /leave; informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to, give the nod, say the word, buy. ANTONYMS dissent from; refuse. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD assent, agree, consent, acquiesce See agree . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

Duden Dictionary

assentieren

as sen tie ren schwaches Verb |assent ie ren |lateinisch 1 bei-, zustimmen 2 (österreichisch veraltet ) auf Militärdiensttauglichkeit hin untersuchen

French Dictionary

assentiment

assentiment n. m. nom masculin Accord, consentement. : Le directeur a donné son assentiment. SYNONYME acceptation ; agrément ; approbation . ANTONYME désaccord .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

assent

as sent /əsént /名詞 U ｟かたく｠(よく考えて )【提案意見要求などに】賛成 [同意 ] (すること ), 承認 [承諾 ] (すること ) «to » ▸ give a nod [murmur ] of assent to A ≒nod [murmur ] one's assent to A うなずいて [低い声で ]Aに同意する ▸ in assent 同意して by c ò mmon ass é nt ＝with ò ne ass é nt 満場一致で, 全員異議なく .動詞自動詞｟かたく｠ «…(すること )に » 賛成 [同意 ]する, 承認 [承諾 ]する (agree ) «to (do )» (↔dissent ).