Assented
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
osbourne -ssented that rivers had made it easier for her and “other independent, outspoken women” to be themselves.
melissa rivers: life after joan—a funny, moving celebration on a special ‘fashion police’ tim teeman september 19, 2014
historical examples
yes, it is, -ssented the young pitcher, for i did want reggie varley to know who really robbed his valise.
baseball joe in the central league lester chadwick
but cousin henry -ssented to the proposition and took his departure.
cousin henry anthony trollope
the remark sounded a little inconsequent in janetta’s ear, but margaret understood and -ssented.
a true friend adeline sergeant
craig -ssented eagerly, and vandam left us for a moment to get them.
the silent bullet arthur b. reeve
much against his own will, rivers -ssented, though his impatience frequent found utterance in words querulously sarcastic.
guy rivers: a tale of georgia william gilmore simms
“that’s so,” -ssented mrs. march, bustling about to stir up the fire.
lucy maud montgomery short stories, 1904 lucy maud montgomery
“yes,” -ssented, stoliker, winking quietly at the professor.
in the midst of alarms robert barr
fred -ssented to this, provided matthew would accompany him.
under fire frank a. munsey
“imposing on our innocence, it seems to me,” -ssented tom, gloomily.
bert wilson’s twin cylinder racer j. w. duffield
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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