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assent definition

as·sent (ə sent′)

intransitive verb

to express acceptance of an opinion, proposal, etc.; agree (to); concur

Etymology: ME assenten < OFr assenter < L assentari < assentire < ad-, to + sentire, to feel: see send

noun

consent or agreement; concurrence

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assent Synonyms

assent

n.

approval, agreement, concurrence, consent; see permission.


assent

v.

agree to, concur, consent; see agree, consent. See syn. study atconsent.


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assent Usage Examples

Object

  • line: ACON messages may be input to convey both buyer protection instructions and/or to trigger transformation of open bargains into the appropriate assented line.

Converse of object

  • nod: He nods a pop-eyed assent to everything the maid is telling.

Adjective modifier

  • royal: The project received royal assent in 1996 with the granting of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act.

Modifies a noun

  • procedure: Assent procedure The assent procedure requires the Council to obtain Parliament's assent before certain important decisions are taken.

Modifying Another Word

  • readily: Of course I readily assented; and we took our walk accordingly.

Noun used with modifier

  • I: The Air Man is white, he did he dress of red with o I assent red quilted.

Preposition: of

  • two-third: A change in the constitution shall require the assent of two-thirds of the Membership voting.
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assent quotes

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.

-Huxley, Aldous Leonard

Mr Salter's side of the conversation was limited to expressions of assent.When Lord Copper was right, he said,'Definitely, Lord Copper'; when he was wrong,'Up to a point.'

-Waugh, Evelyn Arthur StJohn

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