/
əˈsɛnt/
n.
the expression of approval or agreement.
▸official sanction.
v.
(
usu. assent to)
express assent.
Derivative
- assenter
(also assentor)
n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. as(s)enter (v.), as(s)ente (n.), based on L. assentire, from ad- ‘towards’ + sentire ‘feel, think’.
