Word: 'assent' • Extended Annotations
Word: 'assent' • Extended Annotations
verb
Latin assentare, assentire "approve, agree, confirm"
circa 1300, "agree to, approve"
from Old French assentir "to agree"
noun
early 14th century, "consent, approval"
from Old French assent
a back-formation from assentir "to agree"
A pure, unadulterated word
asentient
adj. & noun
assenting, approving, accordant
assenting
adj.
giving assent
also in archaic or obsolete use:
giving consent; agreeing; deferential
assenting
noun
the action of giving assent, acquiescence
assentingly
adv.
in an assenting manner; so as to express assent
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |
