assented

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assented - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
           assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
                                                    xxiv. 9.
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           The princess assented to all that was suggested.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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