Definition of assent Assent

/ʌsɛˈnt/ - [usent] - as•sent

We found 11 definitions of assent from 6 different sources.

What does assent mean?

Noun Plural: assents
assent - agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
		acquiescence
		agreement compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
		acceptance the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
Verb assents, assenting, assented
assent - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
		accede, acquiesce
		dissent withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
		agree consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
		connive encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

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assent (v. t.)
To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
assent (v.)
The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.

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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assent in sign language