\As`sen*ta"tion\, n. [L. assentatio. See {Assent},
v.]
Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or
pretended concurrence.
      Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade
      as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy
      debate disgust.                          --Ld.
                                               Chesterfield.