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Assent

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Noun, Verb (intransitive)
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CIDE DICTIONARY

Assentv. t. [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.  [1913 Webster]
    "Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so."  [1913 Webster]
    "The princess assented to all that was suggested."  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
Assentn. [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.  [1913 Webster]
    "Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer."  [1913 Webster]
    "The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince."  [1913 Webster]
    "Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration."  [1913 Webster]
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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Assent, v. & n.
--v.intr. (usu. foll. by to)
1 express agreement (assented to my view).
2 consent (assented to my request).
--n.
1 mental or inward acceptance or agreement (a nod of assent).
2 consent or sanction, esp. official.

Idiom
royal assent assent of the sovereign to a bill passed by Parliament.
Derivative
assenter n. (also assentor).
Etymology
ME f. OF asenter, as(s)ente ult. f. L assentari (ad to, sentire think)

THESAURUS

Assent

OK, abide by, accede, accede to, accept, acceptance, acclaim, accord, accord to, accordance, acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquiescence, affinity, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative voice, agree, agree to, agree with, agreement, answer to, applaud, approbation, approval, approve, approve of, assort with, aye, be agreeable, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, be willing, blessing, buy, check, cheer, chime, chorus, cohere, coherence, coincide, coincidence, compatibility, complaisance, compliance, comply, concert, concord, concordance, concur, condescend, conform, conform with, conformance, conformation, conformity, congeniality, congruence, congruency, congruity, connivance, connive at, consent, consent to silently, consist with, consistency, consonance, consort, cooperate, cooperation, correspond, correspondence, deference, deign, dovetail, eagerness, endorse, endorsement, equivalence, face the music, fall in together, fit together, give consent, give the nod, go along with, go together, go with, grant, hail, hang together, harmonize, harmony, have no objection, hit, hold together, hold with, homage, in toto, interlock, intersect, intersection, jibe, kneeling, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, live with it, lock, match, nod, nod assent, nonopposal, nonopposition, nonresistance, not refuse, not resist, obedience, obeisance, obey, okay, oneness, overlap, parallel, parallelism, passiveness, passivity, peace, permission, permit, promptitude, promptness, rapport, ratification, ratify, readiness, receive, register, register with, relent, resign, resignation, resignedness, respond to, sanction, say aye, say yes, self-consistency, sing in chorus, sort with, square, square with, stand together, subjection, submission, submit, submittal, subscribe to, succumb, supineness, swallow it, swallow the pill, symmetry, sync, synchronism, take, take it, take kindly to, tally, timing, ungrudgingness, uniformity, union, unison, unisonance, unloathness, unreluctance, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vote for, welcome, willingness, wink at, yes, yield assent, yielding

ROGET THESAURUS

Assent

Concord

VB agree, accord, harmonize with, fraternize, be concordant, go hand in hand, run parallel, understand one another, pull together, put up one's horses together, sing in chorus, side with, sympathize with, go with, chime in with, fall in with, come round, be pacified, assent, empathize with, enter into the ideas of, enter into the feelings of, reciprocate, hurler avec les loups, go with the stream, swim with the stream, keep in good humor, render accordant, put in tune, come to an understanding, meet halfway, keep the peace, remain at peace, be harmonious, harmonize, chime, symphonize, transpose, put in tune, tune, accord, string.

Consent

N consent, assent, acquiescence, approval, compliance, agreement, concession, yieldance, yieldingness, accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition, settlement, ratification, confirmation, adjustment, permit, promise, consenting, squeezable, agreed, unconditional, OK, yes, by all means, no problem, if you please, as you please, be it so, so be it, well and good, of course, please do, don't hesitate, chi tace accousente.

VB consent, assent, yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield, come round, come over, give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection, satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms, not refuse, turn a willing ear, jump at, deign, vouchsafe, promise.

Content

VB be content, rest satisfied, rest and be thankful, take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, take up with, take in good part, accept, tolerate, consent, acquiesce, assent, be reconciled to, make one's peace with, get over it, take heart, take comfort, put up with, render content, set at ease, comfort, set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest, speak peace, conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile, content, satisfy, gratify, be tolerated, go down, go down well, go down with, do, be OK.

Belief

N belief, credence, credit, assurance, faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation, dependence on, reliance on, persuasion, conviction, convincement, plerophory, self- conviction, certainty, opinion, mind, view, conception, thinking, impression, surmise, conclusion, tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking, popular belief, firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep- rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion, uberrima fides, system of opinions, school, doctrine, articles, canons, article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith, tenets, credenda, creed, thirty-nine articles, catechism, assent, propaganda, credibility, believing, certain, sure, assured, positive, cocksure, satisfied, confident, unhesitating, convinced, secure, under the impression, impressed with, imbued with, penetrated with, confiding, suspectless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, void of suspicion, credulous, wedded to, believed, accredited, putative, unsuspected, worthy of, deserving of, commanding belief, credible, reliable, trustworthy, to be depended on, satisfactory, probably, fiducial, fiduciary, persuasive, impressive, relating to belief, doctrinal, in the opinion of, in the eyes of, me judice, meseems, methinks, to the best of one's belief, I dare say, I doubt not, I have no doubt, I am sure, sure enough, depend upon, rely upon it, be assured, rest assured, I'll warrant you, experto crede, fata viam invenient, Justitiae soror incorrupta Fides, live to explain thy doctrine by thy life, stands not within the prospect of belief, tarde quae credita laedunt credimus, vide et crede.

Assent

N assent, assentment, acquiescence, admission, nod, accord, concord, concordance, agreement, affirmance, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, avowal, confession of faith, unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion, concurrence, cooperation, ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure, assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content, willing, uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem, con, nemine contradicente unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation, affirmative, yes, yea, ay, aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, 'thou hast said', you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso, of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally, natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be, amen, willingly, affirmatively, in the affirmative, OK, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord, unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem, con, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands, avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writ, you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready.

VB assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth.


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