assent

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /əˈsɛnt/ UK /əˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual

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ascent /əˈsɛnt/

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
agreement or approval; to express agreement

The committee gave its assent to the new proposal.

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Synonyms

1 noun · agreement or approval; to... agreement consent approval concurrence acquiescence agree concur

Opposites

dissent refusal disagreement objection

Word family

Derived forms assenterassentorassentingly

Related forms consent dissent sentiment resent

Etymology

From Old French assenter, from Latin assentari, frequentative of assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think').

assentire Latin sentire Latin *sent- Proto-Indo-European

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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# assent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** əˈsɛnt
**IPA (UK):** əˈsɛnt

## Meanings
1. agreement or approval; to express agreement

## Examples
- The committee gave its assent to the new proposal.

## Synonyms
- agreement
- consent
- approval
- concurrence
- acquiescence
- agree
- concur

## Antonyms
- dissent
- refusal
- disagreement
- objection

## Derived Forms
- assenter
- assentor
- assentingly

## Related Forms
- consent
- dissent
- sentiment
- resent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assentire
- Root: sentire
- Root: *sent-

## Etymology
From Old French assenter, from Latin assentari, frequentative of assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think').

## AI Etymology
Assent is from Old French assenter, from Latin assentari, frequentative of assentire ('to agree'), from ad- ('to') + sentire ('to feel, think'). In present-day use, it means agreement or approval; to express agreement. Derived formations include assenter, assentor, and assentingly. Related vocabulary includes consent, dissent, sentiment, and resent.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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