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▪ I. assenting, vbl. n.|əˈsɛntɪŋ|
[f. assent v. + -ing1.]
The action of giving assent, acquiescence.
1651Hobbes Leviath. ii. xxvi. 149 Faith of Supernaturall Law, is..only an assenting to the same. 1670Vaughan in Phœnix 1721 I. 422 A Juror kept his Fellows a Day and a Night without any reason or assenting.
▪ II. aˈssenting, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
Giving assent. Also in arch. or obs. use: Giving consent; agreeing; deferential.
1483Caxton Cato G v b, That thou were partyner and assentyng to the fayte. 1752Chesterfield Lett. 284 III. 300 You must be respectful and assenting, but without being servile. 1878E. White Life in Christ Pref. 5 The assenting voice of a great multitude. |