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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Assent \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.
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Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
xxiv. 9.
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The princess assented to all that was suggested.
--Macaulay.
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Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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