assentation

noun

Definition of assentationnext
as in consent

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  1. consent
  2. assent
  3. consensus
  4. agreement
  5. adhesion
  6. accession
  7. approval
  8. acceptance
Noun
  • He was later released on bail and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent and common assault.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In some places, you may be permitted to record a conversation; in others, consent may be required.
    — William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of consent
Noun
  • The Provisional Government has not assumed a republican or other constitutional form, but has remained a mere executive council or oligarchy, set up without the assent of the people.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The United Kingdom’s Slavery Abolition Act received royal assent after passing Parliament.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assent
Noun
  • There was less consensus about the dust kicked up from the playa, which can be dense enough to cause whiteouts.
    — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But the Fed under Warsh is widely expected to buck that pressure and hold rates steady next month, a consensus reflected in Fed funds futures contracts.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of consensus
Noun
  • The industry expectation is that there will be a lockout come December and that the sides won’t be able to reach an agreement until the spring at the earliest.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cloud service agreements totaled $29 billion, with data center leases not commenced of $25 billion, equity investments of $25 billion, and capital expenditures of $8 billion.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreement
Noun
  • The team said that PDA was inspired by the chemistry behind mussel adhesion.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the inner lining of the uterus, endometriosis tissue doesn’t leave the body during menstruation, and cysts and adhesions can sometimes develop.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adhesion
Noun
  • What’s important is not whether Canada’s accession is realistic or not, but that the conversation is happening at all.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • Jumbo loans have stricter approval processes, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirements and higher down payment demands than most conventional loans.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But in 2018 Trump signed the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to access certain experimental drugs and immunotherapy treatments that have not received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of approval
Noun
  • Yet neither these nor any other definitions seem to have achieved universal acceptance among researchers.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Marie Claire notes the irony that even acceptance of imperfection can require deliberate application.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of acceptance
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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