assent
uh sent
- n agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
he gave his assent eagerly - v to agree or express agreement
The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- There are some artists whose work compels assent almost as soon as you see it.
- His parents were confronted with an agonizing dilemma: to assent to an operation that would save the life of a child who could be hopelessly retarded, or to allow him to die of .
- The four officers nodded their assent and pledged that the armed forces would "return to the barracks" and stay out of politics.