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English Dictionary: assenting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assenting
n
  1. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
    Synonym(s): accession, assenting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assent \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 concession.
  
               Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
               assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
                                                                              xxiv. 9.
  
               The princess assented to all that was suggested.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.
      Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.
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