Associations to the word «Assenting»

Wiktionary

ASSENT, verb. To agree, to give approval.
ASSENT, verb. To admit a thing as true.
ASSENT, noun. Agreement, act of agreeing

Dictionary definition

ASSENT, noun. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly".
ASSENT, verb. To agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats