assent

Meaning

Verb

To agree to a proposal.

Noun

1. agreement; act of agreeing
2. A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.

Synonyms

consent

agree

agreement

acquiesce

approval

accede

accept

🉑

concur

say yes

acquiescence

approve

comply

permission

acceptance

promise

compliance

allow

affirm

yield

concurrence

accord

acknowledgment

admit

acknowledge

permit

willingness

acknowledgement

admitting

approbation

authorization

comprehension

concord

grant

grasp

sanction

state

true

understanding

yes

concert

confrom

aver

authority

authorisation

consent to

contract

correspond

credit

declare

doubt

embrace

endorse

engage

fit

gain

get

give

give credence to

give in

go-ahead

goodness of fit

content oneself with

concent

harmonize

have

heed

honour

let

match

obey

obtain

ok

🆗

assert

assenting

plaudit

agree with

promising

receive

awareness

agreeing

seconding

acceptation

accept the other’s superiority

deontic logic

uphold

adhere

okeh

accredit

appro

be convinced

believe

blessing

budge

coincide

be congruent

comport

be of the same opinion

concede

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɛnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: assent

In summary

From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō.