assent

/əˈsɛnt/

approval or agreement

The board gave their assent to the new policy.

The board approved or agreed to the new policy.

formal

Approval or agreement, often formal or official.

After much debate, the committee finally gave their assent to the proposal.

After much debate, the committee formally approved the proposal.

Often used in formal or legal contexts.

formal

To express agreement or approval.

She assented to the terms of the contract.

She agreed to the terms of the contract.

Can be used as a verb meaning to agree or approve.

Collocations

give assentto formally approve or agreewith assentwith approval or agreement

Use 'assent' in formal contexts, such as legal or official agreements.

'Assent' can be both a noun (approval) and a verb (to agree).

From Middle English 'assent', from Old French 'assentir', from Latin 'assentire' (to agree), from 'ad-' (to) + 'sentire' (to feel).

Often used in formal or legal contexts, such as in government, business, or legal documents.

as-

prefix

-sent

feel

root

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