Definitions for: Assent


[n] agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
[v] to agree or express agreement; "Yes, the Maestro assented."



Webster (1913) Definition: As*sent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +
sentire to feel, think. See Sense.]
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. --Acts
xxiv. 9.

The princess assented to all that was suggested.
--Macaulay.

Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.


As*sent", n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent,
v.]
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. --Locke.

The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.
--Prescott.

Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and
admiration. --Macaulay.

Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a
bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after
which it becomes law.

Syn: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.

Usage: Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the
understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We
assent to the views of others when our minds come to
the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true,
right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a
concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes
that we decide to comply with their requests. The king
of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts
of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not
governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a
deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also
use assent in cases where a proposal is made which
involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may
assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he
offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her
consent.

Synonyms: accede, acquiesce, acquiescence

Antonyms: dissent

See Also: acceptance, adhere, agree, agreement, conceding, concession, connive, yielding

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