Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
assent [uh-sent] SynonymsWord Origin 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 suffixRelated formsas·sent·ing·ly, adverbas·sen·tive, adjectiveas·sen·tive·ness, nounas·sen·tor, as·sent·er, nounnon·as·sent·ing, adjectivere·as·sent, verb (used without object)un·as·sent·ing, adjectiveun·as·sen·tive, adjectiveCan be confusedaccent accentuate assentascent assent consentSynonyms for assent 1, 2. acquiesce. Synonym study 1, 2. See agree. British Dictionary definitions for assentor assentor noun
- British government any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
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 Word Origin and History for assentor assent v.
c.1300, from Old French assentir “agree; get used to” (12c.), from Latin assentare “to agree with,” frequentative of assentire, from ad- “to” (see ad-) + sentire “to feel, think” (see sense (n.)). Related: Assented; assenting.
assent n.
early 14c., “consent, approval,” from Old French assent, a back-formation from assentir (see assent (v.)).