noun / verb
assent
uh-SENT/əˈsent/
Agreement with or approval of something.
The chair asks for the members' assent before recording the agreement.

Etymology
The pieces combine “toward” with “feel or think” in a verb meaning “agree with.” Assent names that agreement or approval, particularly accepting a proposition as true.
In context
the crime is manifest, and it is late. They proceeded to take a vote without leaving the room. The judges signified their assent without giving their reasons
More examples
- She nodded her assent.
- They assented to the revised conditions.
- He would not assent without seeing the final text.
Forms
assent · assents · assented · assenting