As*sent" (&?;), n. [OE.
assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.]
The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence
with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.
Faith is the
assent to any proposition, on the credit
of the proposer.
Locke.
The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.
Prescott.
Too
many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration.
Macaulay.
Royal assent,
in England, the assent of the
sovereign to a bill which
has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.
Syn. -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord. -- Assent, Consent.
Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or
feelings. We assent to the views of
others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent when there is
such a concurrence of our will with
their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at
least, he is
not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use
assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a
gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for
her consent.
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.
Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
Acts xxiv.
9.
The princess assented to all that was
suggested.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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