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assentation
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assentation, n. [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.].
Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. [1913 Webster]
"Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust." [1913 Webster]
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