[ noun ]
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
<noun.communication>
accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedentassenting to the Congressional determination

Assent \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.


Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.
Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.