express assent

  • 1express assent — That which is openly declared …

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  • 2express assent — That which is openly declared …

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  • 3assent — as·sent 1 /ə sent/ vi: to agree to something esp. freely and with understanding: give one s assent assent 2 n: agreement to a matter under consideration esp. based on freedom of choice and a reasonable knowledge of the matter their mutual assent… …

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  • 4assent — ► NOUN ▪ the expression of approval or agreement. ► VERB (usu. assent to) ▪ express assent. DERIVATIVES assenter (also assentor) noun. ORIGIN from Latin assentire, from sentire feel, think …

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  • 5assent to — express assent. → assent …

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  • 6assent — Compliance; approval of something done; a declaration of willingness to do something in compliance with a request; acquiescence; agreement. To approve, ratify and confirm. It implies a conscious approval of facts actually known, as distinguished… …

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  • 7assent — Compliance; approval of something done; a declaration of willingness to do something in compliance with a request; acquiescence; agreement. To approve, ratify and confirm. It implies a conscious approval of facts actually known, as distinguished… …

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  • 8assent — [ə sɛnt] noun the expression of approval or agreement. ↘official sanction. verb (usu. assent to) express assent. Derivatives assenter (also assentor) noun Origin ME: from OFr. as(s)enter (v.), as(s)ente (n.), based on L. assentire, from ad… …

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  • 9assent — vb Assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe and their corresponding nouns express in common the idea of concurrence with what someone else has stated or proposed. Assent implies primarily an act of the understanding and applies to… …

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  • 10Assent — As*sent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.] To admit a thing as true; to express one s agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or… …

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