Assents

1as;sent pronunciation: function: intransitive verb etymology: middle english, from anglo-french assentir, assenter, from latin assentari, from assentire, from ad- + sentire to feel — more at sensedate: 14th century : to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration : concur— as;sen;tor or as;sent;er noun synonyms assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions lt;voters assented to the proposalgt;. consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired lt;consented to their daughter's goinggt;. accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent lt;officials acceded to the prisoners' demandsgt;. acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition lt;acquiesced to his boss's wishesgt;. agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion lt;finally agreed to come alonggt;. subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support lt;subscribes wholeheartedly to the ideagt;.