\As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +
sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]
To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,
acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
      Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
      assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
                                               xxiv. 9.
      The princess assented to all that was suggested.
                                               --Macaulay.
Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.

\As*sent"\, n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See {Assent},
v.]
The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or
agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent;
agreement; acquiescence.
      Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit
      of the proposer.                         --Locke.
      The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.
                                               --Prescott.
      Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and
      admiration.                              --Macaulay.
{Royal assent}, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a
   bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after
   which it becomes law.
Syn: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.
Usage: {Assent}, {Consent}. Assent is an act of the
       understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We
       assent to the views of others when our minds come to
       the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true,
       right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a
       concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes
       that we decide to comply with their requests. The king
       of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts
       of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not
       governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a
       deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also
       use assent in cases where a proposal is made which
       involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may
       assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he
       offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her
       consent.