Assent
to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to):
to -ssent to a statement.
to give in; yield; concede:
-ssenting to his demands, i did as i was told.
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
acquiescence; compliance.
contemporary examples
the crowd of political newcomers, and former labour and conservative voters roared their -ssent.
is britain’s tea party turning politics upside down? nico hines april 29, 2014
on top of this, the 2013 national budget was p-ssed the iraqi parliament without the -ssent of the kurds.
the future uncertain: an iraqi on his country john kael weston april 24, 2013
he has even thrown a few million to the teachers’ unions to gain their -ssent.
bill gates: selling bad advice to the public schools diane ravitch may 22, 2011
the first soldier to charge across this rhetorical veld is followed by hundreds harrumphing their -ssent.
there are no ‘absolute’ rights michael tomasky may 4, 2013
the crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of -ssent.
egypt’s government thugs beat me up at the rabaa sit-in mike giglio august 13, 2013
historical examples
and who is able to compel you to -ssent to that which appears false?
a selection from the discourses of epictetus with the encheiridion epictetus
and then, as the other nodded in -ssent, she spoke with a compelling kindliness.
within the law marvin dana
not a word, however, of this could he say, and so he nodded his -ssent to misset’s proposal.
clementina a.e.w. mason
the foreman only glanced at him in silence, and the young man took this for -ssent.
the gentleman from indiana booth tarkington
having given her -ssent, she took the money and the receipt, and went out.
the catholic world; volume i, issues 1-6 e. rameur
noun
agreement, as to a statement, proposal, etc; acceptance
hesitant agreement; compliance
sanction
verb
(intransitive) usually foll by to. to agree or express agreement
v.
c.1300, from old french -ssentir “agree; get used to” (12c.), from latin -ssentare “to agree with,” frequentative of -ssentire, from ad- “to” (see ad-) + sentire “to feel, think” (see sense (n.)). related: -ssented; -ssenting.
n.
early 14c., “consent, approval,” from old french -ssent, a back-formation from -ssentir (see -ssent (v.)).
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