assent
pronunciation
How to pronounce assent in British English:
UK [əˈsent]
How to pronounce assent in American English:
US [əˈsɛnt]
-
- Noun:
- agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
-
- Verb:
- to agree or express agreement
Word Origin
- assent
- assent: see sense
- assent (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French assentir "agree; get used to" (12c.), from Latin assentare "to agree with," frequentative of assentire, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense (n.)). Related: Assented; assenting.
- assent (n.)
- early 14c., "consent, approval," from Old French assent, a back-formation from assentir (see assent (v.)).
Antonym
Example
- 1. All military operations will require the assent of iraqis .
- 2. The aged rabbi seemed to smile in assent .
- 3. Any changes to the deal terms would require assent from chinalco .
- 4. The republicans have vowed to exact deep spending cuts in return for their assent .
- 5. The researchers did a second experiment : they took webcam photos of 93 students on carnegie mellon 's campus , with their assent .