assent
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something (Freq. 5)
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
• Syn:
acquiescence
• Derivationally related forms:
acquiescent (for: acquiescence), acquiesce (for: acquiescence)
• Hypernyms:
agreement
• Hyponyms:
acceptance, concession, conceding, yielding
to agree or express agreement (Freq. 3)
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
• Syn:
accede, acquiesce
• Ant:
dissent
• Derivationally related forms:
acquiescent (for: acquiesce), acquiescence (for: acquiesce), accession (for: accede), assentient, assenter
• Hypernyms:
agree
• Hyponyms:
connive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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