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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryas·sent I \ə-ˈsent, a-\ intransitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French assentir,assenter, from Latin assentari, from assentire, from ad- + sentire to feel — more at sense DATE 14th century: to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration :concur• as·sen·tor or as·sent·er \-ˈsen-tər\ nounSynonyms. assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions voters assented to the proposal consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired consented to their daughter's going accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent officials acceded to the prisoners' demands acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition acquiesced to his boss's wishes agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion finally agreed to come along subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea II noun DATE 14th century: an act of assenting : acquiescence, agreementEnglish Etymologyassent assent (v.) c.1300, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. assentir (12c.), from L. assentare"to agree with," freq. of assentire, from ad- "to" + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense). The noun is c.1300, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. assent, a back-formation from assentir.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7assentas·sent / E5sent / noun[U] ~ (to sth) (formal) official agreement to or approval of sth 同意；赞成: The director has given her assent to the proposals. 负责人已表示同意提案。 He nodded (his) assent. 他点头同意了。 There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd. 人群议论纷纷,赞成和反对的都有。 The bill passed in Parliament has now received the Royal Assent (= been approved by the king / queen). 议会通过的法案已获御准。 verb ~ (to sth) (formal) to agree to a request, an idea or a suggestion 同意,赞成(要求、想法或建议): ▪ [V] Nobody would assent to the terms they proposed. 谁也不会同意他们提出的条件。 ▪ [also V speech]Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishassent noun ADJ. common, general, universal Medicine is, by common assent, a good profession. There was general assent about his achievements. | royal The Education Act received the royal assent in 1944. VERB + ASSENT give sth, grant The government gave their assent to the project. | withhold | meet with, obtain, receive | express, grunt, indicate, nod He nodded his assent when I asked if I could leave. PREP. in ~ She smiled in assent. | with/without sb's ~ The raising of taxes without the assent of Parliament was declared illegal. PHRASES a murmur/nod of assent The suggestion was greeted with a murmur of assent. OLTassent noun⇨ approvalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedas·sentI. \əˈsent also aˈ-\ intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English assenten, from Old French assenter, from Latin assentari, from assentire, adsentire, from ad- + sentire to feel, think — more at sense1. : to give or express one's concurrence, acquiescence, or compliance : consent < he at once assented to my wishes — W.F.DeMorgan >2. : to admit as true : express one's agreement or concession < we see and immediately assent to the beauty of an object — Joseph Addison >Synonyms: consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe: assent indicates a concurring, either a positive agreeing or more passive conceding, without expressed doubts or objections < I fully assent to the proposition that here as elsewhere the distinctions of the law are distinctions of degree — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < “Yes, of course”, said the lady, vaguely, evidently assenting to the doctor's remark rather than expressing a conviction of her own — G.B.Shaw > consent indicates a complying, granting, or yielding, willing or reluctant, to request or demand < whatever you ask of me I will consent to — George Meredith > < at first Mary would not wed the white man, but in the end consented to do so in order to help forward conversions among her people to the Christian faith — I.B.Richman > accede may heighten suggestions of conceding or yielding to something proposed, with or without pressure or importunity < he suggested that they go to his room and talk it over. She acceded without demur — S.H.Adams > < Mr. Bennet could have no hesitation in acceding to the proposal before him — Jane Austen > acquiesce stresses the fact of compliance without effective opposition or resistance < it seemed mad and stupid to Ripton's sense of reason, but he was a bondsman and bound to acquiesce — George Meredith > < he was obliged to acquiesce in the repression of his individuality — Van Wyck Brooks > agree may suggest an according or concurring, often one arrived at after settling differences and points at issue < it might make a bad impression. Myles had to agree with that, if reluctantly — J.F.Powers > < whatever answers the philosophers of history might eventually agree on — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > < the United States has tacitly agreed to Russia's occupation of the Kurile islands — Vera M. Dean > subscribe may indicate a ready willingness not only to concur in but to endorse and maintain < those scientists who subscribe to the current program in its entirety, who would follow blindly, who could produce a synthetic enthusiasm even if they retained doubts — Vannevar Bush > < Russia declared war on Japan and subscribed to the terms presented to Tokyo by its three great allies — Vera M. Dean >II. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from assenter1. a. archaic : acquiescence, compliance, consent b. obsolete : common accord : general approval c. : concurrence with approval : sanction < assent to ratification would be by simple majority — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > — compare royal assent2. : the accepting as true or certain of something (as a doctrine or conclusion) proposed for belief < rational assent may arrive late, intellectual conviction may come slowly — T.S.Eliot >3. : agreement with a statement or proposal especially in a matter of minor importance or one detached from personal concern :mere acquiescence < give a nod of assent >— distinguished from consent

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