give+assent
1give assent — index accede (concede), agree (comply), bestow, certify (approve), coincide (concur) …
2Assent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Assent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 assent assent assentment Sgm: N 1 acquiescence acquiescence admission Sgm: N 1 nod nod Sgm: N 1 accord accord concord concordance Sgm: N …
3assent to — Consent to, agree to, give assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, approve, accept …
4assent — 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… …
5assent — as‧sent [əˈsent] noun LAW 1. [uncountable] formal agreement by someone: • Any such decision would require the assent of two thirds of shareholders. 2. [countable] a document that legally makes someone the new owner of a dead person s property * * …
6assent — [n] agreement acceptance, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, affirmation, approval, authorization, compliance, concurrence, consent, nod, permission, sanction; concepts 8,684 Ant. disagreement, dissent, rejection assent… …
7give consent — index agree (comply), assent, bestow, certify (approve), consent, defer (yield in judgment), grant ( …
8assent — I n. 1) to give ; nod one s assent to (she gave her assent to our plan) 2) by common assent II v. (formal) (D; intr.) to assent to (we assented to his proposal) * * * [ə sent] nod one s assent to (she gave her assent to our plan) by common assent …
9assent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common (BrE), general, universal ▪ Medicine is, by common assent, a good profession. ▪ There was general assent about his achievements. ▪ royal ( …
10assent — 1. noun they are likely to give their assent Syn: agreement, acceptance, approval, approbation, consent, acquiescence, compliance, concurrence; sanction, endorsement, confirmation; permission, leave, blessing; informal the go ahead, the nod, the… …
