Definition of assent

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Assent (v. t.) To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession..

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Acquiescence :: Acquiescence (n.) A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction..
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace..
Assent :: Assent (v. t.) To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession..
Disassenter :: Disassenter (n.) One who disassents; a dissenter.
Negative :: Negative (n.) The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
Assentment :: Assentment (n.) Assent; agreement.
Soothe :: Soothe (a.) To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition..
Suffrage :: Suffrage (n.) A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote..
Confessionalism :: Confessionalism (n.) An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.
Accord :: Accord (v. t.) Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent..
Consent :: Consent (v. t.) To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health.
Nod :: Nod (n.) A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command..
Acknowledge :: Acknowledge (v. t.) To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed..
Adhesion :: Adhesion (n.) Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
Accept :: Accept (v. t.) To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse..
Subscription :: Subscription (n.) The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination..
Yea :: Yea (adv.) Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes..
Consent :: Consent (n.) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action..
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