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Definition of assent verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

assent

verb

NAmE//əˈsɛnt//

[intransitive] assent (to something) (+ speech) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they assent

he / she / it assents

past simple assented

-ing form assenting

to agree to a request, an idea, or a suggestion Nobody would assent to the terms they proposed.

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