Definitions for assent
əˈsɛntas·sent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assent, acquiescenceverb

   agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

   "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

2. assent, accede, acquiesceverb

   to agree or express agreement

   "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. assentnoun

   agreement, act of agreeing

   I will give this act my assent.

2. assentverb

   To agree to, give approval to.

3. Etymology: noun assent and verb assentir

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assentnoun

   Etymology: assensus, Lat.

   1. The act of agreeing to any thing.

   All the arguments on both sides must be laid in balance, and, upon the whole, the understanding determine its assent. John Locke.

   2. Consent; agreement.

   To urge any thing upon the church, requiring thereunto that religious assent of christian belief, wherewith the words of the holy prophets are received, and not to shew it in scripture; this did the Fathers evermore think unlawful, impious, and execrable. Richard Hooker, b. ii. § 5.

   The evidence of God’s own testimony, added unto the natural assent of reason concerning the certainty of them, doth not a little comfort and confirm the same. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 12.

   Without the king’s assent or knowledge,
   You wrought to be a legate. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Faith, on the other side, is the assent to any proposition, not thus made out by the deduction of reason, but upon the credit of the proposer. John Locke.

2. To ASSENTverb

   To concede; to yield to, or agree to.

   Etymology: assentire, Lat.

   And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so. Acts, xxiv. 9.

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1. assent

   Assent refers to the act of agreeing, accepting or approving something, often after thoughtful consideration. It can be expressed verbally or through actions and signifies one's approval or acceptance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assentverb

   to admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession

2. Assent

   the act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assent

   as-sent′, v.i. to think or concur with, to admit as true (with to).—n. an agreeing or acquiescence: compliance.—adj. Assentā′neous, ready to agree.—ns. Assent′er, Assent′or, one of the eight voters who indorse the proposer and seconder's nomination of a candidate for election to the parliament of the United Kingdom.—adjs. Assen′tient, Assent′ive.—adv. Assent′ingly.—n. Assent′iveness.—Royal Assent, in England, the sovereign's formal acquiescence in a measure which has passed the two Houses of Parliament. [O. Fr. asenter, assent—L. assentāre, assentīre, L. ad, to, sentīre, to think.]

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Anagrams for assent »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of assent in a Sentence

1. John Marshall Harlan:

   I cannot assent to the view, if it be meant that the legislature may impair or abridge the rights of a free press and of free speech whenever it thinks that the public welfare requires that it be done. The public welfare cannot override constitutional privilege.

2. Michael Levin:

   There were no such calls, and I only found out after the video had gone viral, i think about 12 million people have now seen me actually assenting – or appearing to assent – to her position on Trump.

3. Chief Secretary Mohd Zuki Ali:

   However, His Highness has given his assent to appoint Mahathir Mohamad as interim prime minister, while waiting for the appointment of the new prime minister. Hence until then, (Mahathir) will manage the country's affairs until a new prime minister and cabinet are appointed.

4. Aldous Huxley:

   That all men are equal is a proposition which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his assent.

5. Sajid Javid:

   When it gets Royal Assent it will be a surrender bill and that is why the prime minister has said that, especially once this bill is in place, that we need to move forward as a country, we need to deliver on Brexit, and that's why unfortunately I think we are in the position where we need a general election.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=assent
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=assent