Assent
As·sent
Assent
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting
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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.
The princess assented to all that was suggested.
Assent
n.
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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.
The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.
Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration.
Phrases & Compounds
- Royal assent
- in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.