DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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noun / verb

assent

uh-SENT/əˈsent/

Agreement with or approval of something.

The chair asks for the members' assent before recording the agreement.

Two colleagues nod in clear agreement to a shared proposal on a table.
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

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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
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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

Similar words

consent
Often grants permission rather than agreeing that something is true.
agreement
The general shared position without assent's formal tone.