assent
1. as.sent \*-'sent\ vi [ME assenten, fr. OF assenter, fr. L assentari, fr.
assent]ire, fr. ad- + sentire to feel : AGREE, CONCUR , SUBSCRIBE mean to
concur with what someone else has proposed. ASSENT implies an act involving
the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions;
CONSENT involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is
requested or desired; ACCEDE implies a yielding, often under pressure, of
assent or consent; ACQUIESCE implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of
opposition; AGREE usu. implies previous difference of opinion or precedent
attempts at persuasion; SUBSCRIBE implies not only consent or assent but
hearty approval and active support SYN syn ASSENT, CONSENT, ACCEDE,
ACQUIESCE, AGREE
2. assent n : an act of assenting : ACQUIESCENCE, AGREEMENT