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assentation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Insincere or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • August 10, 1749 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, letter to his son Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.

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History

Etymology

From Latin assentatio. See assent.